Willbreaker and assassination creatures

Asked by FatFreddiesCat 3 months ago

I have Willbreaker in play. I target opponent's green creature creature with Eastern Paladin. Will I gain control of the creature before it is destroyed by the Paladin? In other words, which prevails, the control or the dying?

legendofa says... Accepted answer #1

You gain control of the targeted creature, then it dies right afterwards.

Here's how I see it breaking down in this scenario.

  • You target a green creature with Eastern Paladin. This triggers Willbreaker's ability, which goes on the stack.

  • The stack starts to resolve from newest event to oldest event. Assuming nothing else is happening, the most recent event on the stack is the Willbreaker ability. It resolved, and you gain control of the green creature.

  • If you want to do anything with it, here's your chance, but it has to be instant-speed. Paladin's ability is still on the stack.

  • Paladin's ability resolves, and the green creature is destroyed.

July 24, 2025 5:49 p.m.

FatFreddiesCat says... #2

Thanks. I was afraid that was the sequence. But also thanks for pointing out the action slot after gaining control. This might be useful.

July 25, 2025 9:45 a.m.

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