Confused?

Asked by Wbg1415 3 years ago

An opponent casts Mistcutter Hydra at 4/4. I cast Soul Sear . My opponent thinks for a little bit and then casts Path to Exile on his mistcutter Hydra. Which spell actually resolves, the Soul Sear or Path to Exile?

legendofa says... Accepted answer #1

Path to Exile resolves, since (I assume) it was cast in reaction to your Soul Sear . Once Path resolves, the chosen target for Soul Sear is no longer present, so it "fizzles" without doing anything.

Hypothetically, if you had Cancel led the Path, then the Path would be countered and the Soul Sear would resolve normally.

Essentially, the most recent action taken (spell, triggered ability, activated ability) is the first to resolve. This rule is often referred to as LIFO--Last In, First Out.

March 19, 2021 2:15 p.m.