Meandering towershell exile question.
Asked by herrickk 6 years ago
When exactly does Meandering Towershell exile? When you declare it as an attacker? After declaring attackers but before declaring defenders? After declaring defenders? Or after combat? The card only states when it attacks so I'm assuming right when you declare it.
Thescarabbob says... #2
This is in the wrong place. It needs to be in the modern forums for future reference, but to answer your question, it's when you declare attackers
August 16, 2018 4:19 p.m.
Thescarabbob - For your reference, it should be in the Rules Q&A section, not the Modern section. The Modern section is for discussing the Modern Format and modern decks, not for questions regarding card text/interactions.
Caerwyn says... Accepted answer #1
For future reference, there is a Rules Q&A section for questions like that--there's always a couple of brilliant MTG players floating around there, primed for answering your questions.
Attack triggers are often misunderstood due to two very similar terms--"Attacks" and "Attacking." To Attack is the action of being declared an attacker. Something "Attacks" at the begining of the Declare Attackers Step--one of the sub-components of the Combat Phase.
When you declare Meandering Towershell as an attacker, its triggered ability goes on the stack. This will resolve during the "Declare Attackers Step, before the Declare Blockers Step.
One note, it is not "right when you declare it." First, you must declare all your attackers, then the abilities will resolve after. If multiple of those creatures have "when this attacks" triggers, you can decide the order of the trigger. So, hypothetically, you could declare Meandering Towershell an attacker first, then declare Kaalia of the Vast an attacker, and set it up so Meandering Towershell's ability occurs after Kaalia of the Vast's.
August 16, 2018 4:12 p.m. Edited.