Hallowed Moonlight Phyrexian Arena

Asked by Nabuseri 4 years ago

So I have Elendra the Dusk Rose in play. My opponent plays Hallowed Moonlight in responce of me sacking elendra from Phyrexian Altar . Are you allowed to sac again in responce to the Hallowed Moonlight ? Is the altar a activated or triggered ability?

Yesterday says... Accepted answer #1

After you sacrifice * Elenda, the Dusk Rose , her ability triggers. Your opponent gets an opportunity to respond to this trigger before it resolves. You won't get the tokens until after her ability resolves. If this is the point when your opponent casts Hallowed Moonlight, then there won't be any tokens on the battlefield generated by Elendra for you to sacrifice in response to your opponent casting the spell.

On a note related to your question - Sacrificing creatures to Phyrexian Altar is a mana ability and therefore doesn't use the stack. Opponents don't get to respond to this sacrifice in the same way that they'd get to respond to an Altar of Dementia for example, but in your case can still respond to the trigger that the death itself puts on the stack.

May 21, 2019 10:15 p.m.