Can you respond to an echo cost that hasn't been paid?
Asked by BossColten 5 years ago
Scenario: I have a Swords to Plowshares and my opponent has a Karmic Guide . Opponent chooses to not pay the echo cost. Can I respond and exile Karmic Guide with my removal?
Gidgetimer says... #2
No, once a spell or ability begins resolving it completely resolves before anyone receives priority.
Yesterday says... Accepted answer #1
You can choose to respond to the opponent's Echo cost going onto the stack, before they chose whether or not to pay for it. You can't wait to see whether or not they chose to pay, then make a decision based on that choice. Deciding whether or not to pay for the Echo cost happens as part of the resolution of the ability, and you can't do anything in the middle the resolution of that ability.
August 27, 2019 8:58 p.m.