Stacking your own triggers

Asked by SageNathan 11 years ago

Hello sorta new to magic. If I had a consuming aberration out and then played traumatize, can I stack it so traumatize resolves first then the triggered ability from consuming aberration

JWiley129 says... #1

Please link all cards you're referencing: Consuming Aberration , Traumatize .

Consuming Aberration 's triggered ability says "Whenever you cast a spell..." so you have to have cast a spell, i.e. have it on the stack, in order for the triggered ability to enter the stack. So when you cast Traumatize here is how the stack looks:

1. Consuming Aberration triggered ability

2. Traumatize

Despite the fact you cast Traumatize first, Consuming Aberration 's triggered ability will enter the stack on top of Traumatize . Then the stack resolves from the top down, usually thought of as "First in, last out." So your opponent will Mind Grind for 1, then get Traumatize d.

November 25, 2013 6:16 a.m.

Devonin says... Accepted answer #2

You've asked the wrong question for what's happening.

Yes, you can stack your own triggers however you want, but Traumatize doesn't have any triggered abilities. It is a spell that just goes onto the stack and resolves. By the time it triggers the triggered ability of Consuming Aberration it is already on the stack, so the Aberration's trigger goes on top of it. There's no way around that,

November 25, 2013 10:28 a.m.