Syr Konrad, the Grim
Asked by Supersaulty 2 years ago
Syr Konrad, the Grim... He has to be on the battlefield to trigger... Yes? No?
Just to leave that 100% clear: Yes. He has to be on the battlefield to trigger.
For some counterexamples, see Bridge from Below, as well as Lochmere Serpent's final ability, which work in the graveyard rather than the battlefield. Both of Bridge From Below's abilities function "if Bridge from Below is in your graveyard," and Lochmere Serpent's ability explicitly moves it from the graveyard, so it has to be there already to use the ability.
November 23, 2021 11:39 p.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #3
Supersaulty: Answers to your question have been up for a while. Since there don't seem to be any clarifications or corrections to be made, I marked one of them as the "Accepted answer" so this topic can move out of the list of unanswered questions. In the future you can take care of this yourself using the "Mark as Answer" button on the response that you feel best answers your question.
Gidgetimer says... Accepted answer #1
Unless the ability specifies another zone that it works from, cards must be on the battlefield for their abilities to trigger or be able to be activated. For the most part what is on the battlefield directly after an event happens is checked to see if any ability triggers. However; Leave the Battlefield triggers (of which "dies triggers" are a subset) look at what objects were on the battlefield directly before the event. So if due to a Wrath of God or similar effect multiple creatures including Syr Konrad, the Grim die at the same time, he will trigger for each other creature that dies.
November 23, 2021 10:46 p.m.