Dismiss into Dream/Mizzium Meddler Confusion

Asked by LeiceTea 7 years ago

So if my opponent has Dismiss into Dream and he targets my creature with Blustersquall, can I play Mizzium Meddler to save the targeted creature? Or do both die as a result of becoming targets?

Neotrup says... Accepted answer #1

When your opponent casts Blustersquall your creature's "When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it." ability triggers. You put that ability on the stack on top of Blustersquall, then your opponent get's priority again, and presumably passes priority to you. If you then cast Mizzium Meddler, get priority, pass priority, your opponent passes as well, and Mizzium Meddler's ETB trigger triggers and you put it on the stack targeting either Blustersquall or your creature's triggered ability. If you choose Blustersquall, Mizzium Meddler's "When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it." ability will trigger, assuming you choose to change the target, as you may decline to do so at that point as well. If you choose you're other creature's ability as the target, Mizzium Meddler's ETB ability will be unable to change any target, as there is none. None of these options will save the original creature, and one of them will result in Mizzium Meddler dying before the original.

December 27, 2016 10:09 p.m.

You lose both creatures. Once an ability exists on the stack, it exists independently from its source. If the target is changed to another creature, that ability will still resolve, making you sac your creatures.

December 27, 2016 10:11 p.m.

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