For cards that use "as it enters the battlefield", does this decision occur when the spell is resolving?
Asked by thataddkid 11 years ago
For cards like Clone and Phyrexian Metamorph that use "as it enters the battlefield", when do I make this decision? Does it happen as the spell starts to resolve or what? I just want to know the exact timing of these triggers.
Basically, you make the choice in some non-specified time between the Clone resolving and the card entering the battlefield.
February 23, 2014 11:48 p.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #3
Putting a permanent card onto the battlefield is the last step of resolving a permanent spell, so "as it enters the battlefield" means you don't make any choices for Clone or Phyrexian Metamorph until everyone has decided to let it resolve.
February 23, 2014 11:50 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #4
Note that there are no triggers here. replacement effects are static. They never use the stack.
erabel says... Accepted answer #1
From the comp rules:
706.5. An object that enters the battlefield "as a copy" or "thats a copy" of another object becomes a copy as it enters the battlefield. It doesnt enter the battlefield, and then become a copy of that permanent. If the text thats being copied includes any abilities that replace the enters-the-battlefield event (such as "enters the battlefield with" or "as [this] enters the battlefield" abilities), those abilities will take effect. Also, any enters-the-battlefield triggered abilities of the copy will have a chance to trigger.
February 23, 2014 11:48 p.m.