Magma Phoenix dies trigger with Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts on the board?

Asked by zombieodin 6 years ago

I was curious to know if my friend and I had this situation correct. Teysa causes creatures to die when they hit the player. Magma Phoenix deals 3 damage to all creatures and players when it dies. This 3 damage kills the 1/1 spirit tokens generated by Teysa, correct or no? They are created upon killing the creature that damages Teysa's controller, while the phoenix dying hits everything for 3. Just a question about triggers on the stack and the order in which they resolve/are generated.

Kogarashi says... Accepted answer #1

Please link cards with double square brackets so we can see the cards in question.

Magma Phoenix, Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts

If Magma Phoenix attacks and isn't blocked and deals combat damage to Teysa's controller, then her trigger goes on the stack. When that trigger resolves, the Phoenix is destroyed and a 1/1 Spirit token is created in its place. This triggers the Phoenix's ability, but the ability is not put on the stack until Tesya's trigger finishes resolving, meaning the Spirit token is on the battlefield when the Phoenix deals 3 damage to each creature and player. In this case, they will die.

It should be noted (just in case there's confusion) that the 3 damage done by Magma Phoenix when it dies is not combat damage, so that ability won't trigger Teysa.

November 26, 2018 6:46 p.m.