Orim's Chant question

Asked by Gambit 13 years ago

If opponent casts Firebolt , then I respond with card:Orim's Chant, would that save me 2 life? Or would card:Orim's Chant be more like a sorcery?

BrightGreenLine says... Accepted answer #1

No. card:Orim's Chant can't prevent spells already on the stack from resolving, it only prevents opponents from casting spells. Casting is putting a spell on the stack, not letting a spell resolve from the stack.

September 15, 2011 7:50 a.m.

Rhadamanthus says... #2

BrightGreenLine is right. A spell or ability can't go back in time and change things that happened before it took effect. Your opponent already cast Firebolt , so now it's too late for card:Orim's Chant to prevent him from doing it.

September 15, 2011 9:11 a.m.

bel22 says... #3

You would need to play something like Sundial of the Infinite to remove a spell from the stack.

September 15, 2011 12:46 p.m.

Rhadamanthus says... #4

Or, you know, Cancel .

September 15, 2011 1:14 p.m.

Gambit says... #5

So basically I would have to cast card:Orim's Chant during my opponent's draw phase.

September 16, 2011 9:12 a.m.

Rhadamanthus says... #6

Yes, that works. Your earliest opportunity to cast the Chant is during his Upkeep step.

September 16, 2011 11:17 a.m.