Can I infinitely combo off on someones end step using Marrow-Gnawer + Thornbite Staff and any 2 other rats

Asked by WolfOfTheFray 1 year ago

Heres my knowledge so far. Iv been playing for years but never done a huge amount outside of my turns and I have a general understand of how priority works in regards to order, such as whoever's turn it is holds main priority then when they cast a spell/ability/phase changes/etc priority is passed in turn order and if nothings done that spell or action clears. Now thats about as far as my knowledge goes and i start to get generally confused.

Just to kind of break down the combo in question Marrow-Gnawer has an infinite combo with Thornbite Staff and himself as long as you have at least 2 other rats, one to sac so you still net 2 tokens off marrow and the remaining rat.

So to elaborate on my question I want to make sure that if I ever needed to make my tokens at someones end step if its possible to do the combo infinitely like i can on my turn and just how i need to interact with priority and the stack if so. Im assuming in order for thornbite to untap Marrow the ability first needs to clear the stack after sacrificing a rat but im not sure if the end step just ends and the next persons turn starts after this clears since the turn owner has priority or does priority ever return to me to do this again in that end step.

Gidgetimer says... Accepted answer #1

For a step or phase to end all players must pass priority in succession with no objects on the stack. This means that you will be able to combo off on an opponent's end step because you will receive priority each time after the untap ability resolves and the active player passes.

August 27, 2022 6:16 a.m.