Interaction between Naru Meha and Baral’s expertise?
Asked by Joe_Ken_ 4 years ago
So this is something I’ve been wondering. When you cast Baral's Expertise and use the free cast cmc 4 to put Naru Meha, Master Wizard out would that then let you copy the spell or would the spell then fizzle and if it does not could you create a loop of returning two permanents to people hands and Naru to then cast her again?
Raging_Squiggle Thanks for the answer. If you have the time how does Naru Meha, Master Wizard interact with Illusionist's Stratagem since she would be flickered back in before the draw a card happens would you be able to use it to manipulate card draw by copying the spell as long as Naru Meha is a target for it.
June 15, 2019 1:06 p.m.
Naru Meha would re-enter the battlefield while Illusionist's Stratagem is still on the stack, true. However, all triggers, including Naru Meha's ETB trigger, are put on the stack when a player would next receive priority. They don't go on the stack while a spell or ability is still resolving. So Illusionist's Stratagem must finish resolving before Naru Meha's ETB trigger is actually put on the stack and targets chosen.
So unfortunately, you can't copy Stratagem with Naru Meha if Stratagem is what flickered Naru Meha.
Raging_Squiggle says... Accepted answer #1
2/9/2017 While you’re casting your free spell, the Expertise spell is still on the stack. It will be put into its owner’s graveyard after the free spell is cast. The free spell can’t target the Expertise card in your graveyard. It can target the Expertise spell on the stack, but the Expertise spell will become an illegal target before the free spell resolves.
This means that by the time your free spell resolves and enters the battlefield to trigger, Baral's Expertise will be in the graveyard and not an available target to copy
June 15, 2019 7:52 a.m.