Prized Amalgam and Haunted Dead
Asked by abenz419 7 years ago
If I activate Haunted Dead's ability and discard a Prized Amalgam as one of the cards, will Prized Amalgam's ability trigger and return it to the battlefield?
pk thanks, that's what I thought since discarding the cards is part of the cost meaning they would go immediately to the graveyard when cost are paid. Which obviously happens first before the spell goes on the stack and eventually resolves. I just wasn't sure if there was some timing issue that I didn't know about where the ability wouldn't trigger.
July 26, 2016 4:29 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #3
Just a technical nitpick: Announcing a spell and putting it onto the stack is the first step in casting that spell. The spell is on the stack throughout the rest of the casting process. This is done to ensure that the spell is in a public zone (the stack) as you're making decisions for it.
July 26, 2016 5:59 p.m.
Just to make sure though, I would have to activate the Haunted Dead ability at the end of their second main phase for the Prized Amalgam to come back at the end of their turn right? Since it's ability returns it at the beginning of the next end step.
July 27, 2016 1:38 a.m.
Raging_Squiggle says... #5
You can activate it whenever you would get priority, even during the end step. It just produces a slightly different result is all.
If you activate the ability in the end step, discarding the Prized Amalgam, his ability will still trigger. But it will merely wait to return to the battlefield until the next end step on the following turn.
July 27, 2016 1:46 a.m.
ok, so like I said, I have to do it at the end of their second main for it to return at the end of their turn. THanks
July 27, 2016 1:49 a.m.
Raging_Squiggle says... #7
You have to do it by the end of their second main phase. It's not restricted to only that phase. You can do it during combat, first main phase, or any other phase/step in their turn (Except untap and cleanup of course)
Raging_Squiggle says... Accepted answer #1
Yes it will.
By the time the Haunted's ability resolves off the stack, Amalgam will be in the graveyard and will see Haunted enter the battlefield from the graveyard.
July 26, 2016 3:53 p.m.