How do Ripple and Cascade interact

Asked by theburchman 13 years ago

If you have out a Thrumming Stone and cast Bloodbraid Elf, do you ripple then cascade or do you control both triggers and so choose how they resolve.

bcurran says... Accepted answer #1

You control both triggers, so you choose what order they go on the stack, and therefore how they resolve.

January 30, 2012 9:19 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... #2

bcurran is correct.

As the controller of multiple triggered abilities, you will choose the order in which they are put onto the stack. You may opt for the cascade ability, then the ripple ability (meaning ripple resolves first) -or- the ripple ability, then the cascade ability (meaning the cascade resolves first).

Whenever multiple triggered abilities have triggered since the last time a player received priority, they are put onto the stack in Active Player Next Active Player order. If a single player controls multiple abilities, he or she will put his or her abilities on the stack (still in APNAP order) in whichever order he or she chooses.

603.3b If multiple abilities have triggered since the last time a player received priority, each player, in APNAP order, puts triggered abilities he or she controls on the stack in any order he or she chooses. (See rule 101.4.) Then the game once again checks for and resolves state-based actions until none are performed, then abilities that triggered during this process go on the stack. This process repeats until no new state-based actions are performed and no abilities trigger. Then the appropriate player gets priority.

January 31, 2012 5:01 a.m.

theburchman says... #3

That's what I thought, I just was a bit confused about the play and cast and when the abilities trigger, but thanks for answering. I get it now.

January 31, 2012 4:15 p.m.