How does bouncing a Day of the Dragons work?

Asked by chuckl3s 4 years ago

I'm unsure what will happen if i bounce a Day of the Dragons with, say, Aminatou, the Fateshifter's -1 ability. If i have a Day of the Dragons that has exiled a Noxious Gearhulk and then bounce it will all the triggers leave me with Gearhulk in exile or on the battlefield?

Kogarashi says... Accepted answer #1

Assuming we start with Day of the Dragons on the battlefield and Noxious Gearhulk in exile, this is what happens:

  • You activate Aminatou, the Fateshifter's -1, targeting Day of the Dragons. It resolves as one single object on the stack. This means it exiles Day, triggering Day's LTB, and then immediately returns Day, triggering Day's ETB. Neither trigger goes on the stack until the loyalty ability is done resolving.

  • Both abilities will go on the stack at the same time. Since you control both abilities, you get to order them however you choose. The LTB will return your Gearhulk, while the ETB will exile all creatures you control.

  • If you choose to have the LTB resolve first, you will sacrifice any Dragons you currently have, then the Gearhulk will return to the battlefield and its ETB will trigger, going on the top of the stack. That will resolve next, then the Day's ETB, which will exile your Gearhulk and create a dragon token. You will end with a Gearhulk in exile and a dragon token on the battlefield.

  • If you choose to have the ETB resolve first, you will exile any creatures you have (if your dragon tokens are still around), then create that many dragon tokens. Then the LTB will resolve, forcing you to sacrifice your Dragons (if any), the Gearhulk will return to the battlefield, and its ETB will trigger, going on the now-empty stack. You will end with a Gearhulk on the battlefield and no dragon tokens.

February 6, 2020 7:22 p.m.

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