Sentinel tower vs atherflux reservoir

Asked by TwinStags 4 years ago

Okay, so I believe Sentinel Tower is different than Aetherflux Reservoir in the idea that spells can be stacked with AR but not ST. (They can be stacked but not the same effect)

Say I hold priority for 3 instants and have both AR/ST on the field

AR would net 9 life But ST would zap 9 damage, right?

What part of ST’s wording makes it differ so it wouldn’t cause 3+1, 3+1, 3+1 if you hold priority?

Tyrant-Thanatos says... Accepted answer #1

Aetherflux Reservoir states that you gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn, as part of a triggered ability that checks how many spells you've cast on resolution. So if you hold priority to cast three spells before anything resolves, each of those triggers sees that you've cast three spells this turn.

Sentinel Tower deals damage equal to 1 plus the number of instant and sorcery spells cast before that spell this turn. It doesn't even care who cast them, but the effect checks specifically for spells cast before the spell that triggered it, as opposed to just the number of spells you've cast this turn. So specifically, it's the "before that spell" wording that causes it to not stack that way.

August 17, 2019 1:59 a.m.