Piper of the Swarm and Grave Pact stack timing?
Asked by jamesc1221 1 year ago
Hi,
I have both Piper of the Swarm and Grave Pact in a rat deck I'm building. My concern is that an opponent might sacrifice the card I'm trying to take control of due to the sacrifice cost of Piper of the Swarm's second ability which would trigger Grave Pact.
My question is: When I use Piper of the Swarm's ability to take control of my opponent's creature, is the opponent able to sacrifice that creature before I get the chance to take it due to Grave Pact, or do I take the creature first, then the opponent chooses their sacrifices after?
Rhadamanthus says... #2
jamesc1221: An answer to your question has been up for a while. Since there don't seem to be any follow-ups or corrections to be made, I marked it as the "Accepted answer" so this topic can move out of the list of unanswered questions. In the future you can take care of this yourself using the "Mark as Answer" button on the response that you feel best answers your question.
I try to avoid selecting my own response when I do this, but in this case it was the only option.
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #1
Your opponent will be able to sacrifice the creature you target. Grave Pact will trigger while you're paying the cost of Piper of the Swarm's ability, and that means its triggers will be put onto the stack on top of Piper's ability and will start resolving first. You had to choose a target as part of activating Piper, so your opponent will know that when it's time for them to sacrifice something. The upside is that you can use this as a way to influence what they choose to sacrifice.
December 29, 2022 2:42 p.m.