Does regeneration go on the stack?
Asked by WalzY 12 years ago
Does regeneration use the stack?
How many times can I use regenerate? As many as I like?
e.g. opponent has mana for 3 Murder s
I have 4 black mana and a Lotleth Troll
He uses Murder 1, I use regenerate. He uses Murder 2 (does that go on top of the regenerate on the stack?, I use regenerate2 etc.
MagnorCriol says... #2
Just to validate you, your assessment of the stack order at the end of your question there is also completely correct. He casts Murder , you respond with activating Lol Troll's regen, he responds to that with another Murder , you respond to that with another activation, etc, until one of you runs out of mana or cards (my guess is on the Murder player). Whichever is at the top of the stack at the end of the back-and-forth wins.
aavb132 says... Accepted answer #1
Regenerate is a replacement effect that can be used as many times as your resources (life, mana, etc) will allow.
Regeneration does not use the stack since it is a replacement effect, but activated abilities that grant regenerate like the Troll's does, do use the stack.
So yes, you could go back and forth responding to murders and regeneration abilities.
701.12. Regenerate
701.12a If the effect of a resolving spell or ability regenerates a permanent, it creates a replacement effect that protects the permanent the next time it would be destroyed this turn. In this case, "Regenerate [permanent]" means "The next time [permanent] would be destroyed this turn, instead remove all damage marked on it and tap it. If it's an attacking or blocking creature, remove it from combat."
701.12b If the effect of a static ability regenerates a permanent, it replaces destruction with an alternate effect each time that permanent would be destroyed. In this case, "Regenerate [permanent]" means "Instead remove all damage marked on [permanent] and tap it. If it's an attacking or blocking creature, remove it from combat."
701.12c Neither activating an ability that creates a regeneration shield nor casting a spell that creates a regeneration shield is the same as regenerating a permanent. Effects that say that a permanent can't be regenerated don't prevent such abilities from being activated or such spells from being cast; rather, they prevent regeneration shields from having any effect.
April 16, 2013 5:12 a.m.