Ravenous Trap vs. Mikaeus Sacrifice Loops
Asked by irmsilver 3 years ago
Let's say an opponent has set up an infinite sacrifice loop with Mikaeus, the Unhallowed. Let's say using Viscera Seer, and Walking Ballista. This will deal infinite damage at the table if uninterrupted, by removing Ballista's +1/+1 counter everytime it's sacrificed to the Seer, and brought back by Mikaeus.
If no other cards have gone to opponents' graveyards this turn, can I cast Ravenous Trap for 0 to exile the Ballista player's graveyard (with an undying trigger on the stack) once it has entered the graveyard three times?
I believe the answer is yes, because I think Ravenous Trap only sees "one card" going to an opponent's graveyard three times that turn, vs. "the same card", because a card becomes a new object when it moves to a new zone, but I've struggled to clarify if this is correct.
enpc says... Accepted answer #1
You're correct, yes. Once a card changes zones, it becomes a new object. So you will be able to cast Ravenous Trap for its alternate cost after Walking Ballista has entered the graveyard the third time and in response to the undying trigger.
November 5, 2020 6:41 p.m.