Can I tap creatures between multiple Intruder Alarm triggers

Asked by nhhale 1 year ago

Suppose I have Arcanis the Omnipotent and Intruder Alarm on the battlefield. My opponent taps Krenko, Mob Boss for 10 goblins. There are 10 triggers on the stack, not just one (this is confirmed on scryfall). Can I tap Arcanis in response to each of these triggers, effectively drawing 30 cards from this interaction?

Follow up: Suppose I also have Naban, Dean of Iteration on the battlefield and I cast Cursecatcher. There will be 2 triggers on the stack this time, so if the logic of the previous example holds up, I can draw 6 cards. Am I correct here?

Delphen7 says... Accepted answer #1

Both scenarios work as you imagine

• 117.3b: "The active player receives priority after a spell or ability (other than a mana ability) resolves."

• 117.3d: "If a player has priority and chooses not to take any actions, that player passes. If any mana is in that player’s mana pool, they announce what mana is there. Then the next player in turn order receives priority."

• 117.1b: "A player may activate an activated ability any time they have priority."

When the Intruder Alarm triggers go onto the stack, you will gain priority and can activate Arcanis drawing 3 cards. When the first Alarm trigger resolves, Arcanis will untap.

Now everyone gets another round of priority because that ability resolved. At some point you will receive priority before the next Intruder Alarm resolves, in which you can activate Arcanis drawing three cards, and so on and so forth.

March 28, 2023 10:15 p.m.