When does an effect with multiple outcomes check which it will perform?
Asked by Qazxswedcqwe 3 months ago
If I have a card such as Flubs, the Fool and I trigger his ability twice with no cards in hand, what will happen? I would assume each trigger would check as it resolves, but I'm not 100%.
Gidgetimer says... Accepted answer #1
When the effect is applied (usually upon resolution).
608.2h If an effect requires information from the game (such as the number of creatures on the battlefield), the answer is determined only once, when the effect is applied. If the effect requires information from a specific object, including the source of the ability itself, the effect uses the current information of that object if it’s in the public zone it was expected to be in; if it’s no longer in that zone, or if the effect has moved it from a public zone to a hidden zone, the effect uses the object’s last known information. See rule 113.7a. If an ability states that an object does something, it’s the object as it exists—or as it most recently existed—that does it, not the ability.
July 12, 2024 11:20 p.m.