If i play the top card of my library With The Reality Chip can I look at the next card in my library before I decide how to stack 2 triggers?
Asked by doodkyle 1 year ago
Board state: I have The Reality Chip attached to a creature, and I have The Great Henge and Trail of Mystery on the battlefield.
Question: If I cast Icefeather Aven from the top of my library face down and it resolves, can I look at the top card of my library before I decide which order my triggers will resolve?
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #2
A side note for extra info: Once you move Icefeather Aven from the library to the stack as part of the casting process, the card that used to be below it is now the top card of your library, so that would be the first opportunity you get to look at that next card with The Reality Chip's ability. You don't have to wait for Icefeather Aven to resolve.
December 6, 2022 1:57 p.m.
Slight nitpick, you can only look at the next card once you actually pay the cost for Icefeather Aven. You can't just move it to the stack to try and cast it, look at the next card down, then decide you're not actually going to follow through with the casting and put it back.
December 7, 2022 10:30 a.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #4
Right, I forgot about those rules making you wait to look until the casting process is complete. They're there to avoid weird problems that can come up if you're already in the middle of the casting process and determine it isn't a legal play.
TheOfficialCreator says... #1
Yes. You can look at the top card of your library at any time. This is roughly equivalent to saying that the top card of your library is in the same class of information as the cards in your hand, or cards on the battlefield. Namely, no game action is needed to view it.
December 6, 2022 11:43 a.m.