Puresight Merrow and Karametra's Favor

Asked by Gandolfini 2 years ago

If I have Puresight Merrow on the Battlefield (Without Summoning Sickness), and I cast the enchantment Karametra's Favor onto it. Can I Leave the enchantment's 'Draw a card' ability on the stack while I loop tapping Puresight Merrow for blue mana, then untapping and and paying blue to exile a card, allowing me to exile as much as needed before letting the card draw ability resolve?

Polaris says... Accepted answer #1

Yes. What you're describing is known as "holding priority" and will work as long as all the spells and abilities you plan to cast/activate can be used at instant speed. It works because the mana ability Karametra's Favor gives comes from a static effect, which means your merfolk has the mana ability as soon as the Aura enters the battlefield.

You can hold priority when the trigger goes on the stack, activate the mana ability (which doesn't use the stack because it's mana speed), activate the untap ability, pass priority and let it resolve, then hold priority and do it again as many times as you like.

January 25, 2022 9:13 p.m.