When does Primal Surge's repetition effect occur?
Asked by TheOfficialCreator 1 year ago
The specific rules interaction I am wondering about is in regards to Primal Surge and Thassa's Oracle.
My current understanding would be that in a deck with no other nonpermanent cards, I would be able to play my entire deck, then Thassa's Oracle would trigger and I would win the game.
But I do see how this view could be flawed if Thassa's Oracle's ETB hits the stack before Primal Surge repeats after playing it, or during choosing whether or not to play the next card.
Thanks in advance!
wallisface says... Accepted answer #1
When a spell starts resolving, no other triggers even join the stack until it has finished resolving. So in this case, you resolve Primal Surge to its completion, then check to see what other triggers go on the stack. As you’ll likely have many numerous etb triggers from whatever else exists in the deck, you’ll order Thassa's Oracle’s trigger amongst all the other ones, and then start resolving these.
While any effect is being carried out, no other effects can enter it - they wait patiently for the effect to be resolved, and then get a chance to be added to the stack.
March 17, 2023 3:16 p.m.