Confusing Question About Tapping/Untapping
Asked by darkmage2003 1 year ago
Let's say I have Rings of Brighthearth and Basalt Monolith. I tap Basalt Monolith, giving me 3 colorless, then use that three colorless to untap itself. Upon activation of the untap ability, Rings triggers, allowing me to untap Monolith twice. Is it legal to untap monolith and before the 2nd untap resolves tap monolith for mana and then untap monolith again?
Similarly, if I double Tidewater Minion's untap ability, can I tap Goblin Fireslinger for damage, activate Tidewater's untap ability, pay 2 for Rings to double Tidewater's untap ability, untap Fireslinger, tap fireslinger for damage, and then untap Fireslinger again?
darkmage2003 says... #2
So I could do the same thing with pretty much anything that untaps twice, correct? For instance, Vizier of Tumbling Sands w/ Rings would work in a similar way, though you'd more than likely use that combo to untap itself and something else.
May 25, 2022 8:26 a.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #3
Yes, but with Vizier of Tumbling Sands you still need to be mindful of the targeting requirements of the ability. The copy of the ability is considered to have the same source as the original, so a copy of a Vizier's ability can't target that same Vizier. You would need to have 2 Viziers going so they can target each other with the copies.
May 25, 2022 11:17 a.m.
darkmage2003 says... #4
Oh right. I forgot about that. Thanks for the help Rhadamanthus. :)
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #1
Yes, that's how it works. Each spell/ability on the stack resolves one at a time, and everyone gets a chance to make a response after one of them finishes resolving and before the next one starts to resolve. The interaction between Basalt Monolith and Rings of Brighthearth is a popular infinite mana combo in EDH/Commander.
May 24, 2022 10:11 a.m.