with [Chancellor of the Dross] in my opening hand when is first upkeep?
Asked by wolfin1980 12 years ago
Is upkeep on my second turn since I don't untap on my first play when I reveal [Chancellor of the Dross] . When do I gain life or they lose life?
"You may reveal this card from your opening hand. If you do, at the beginning OF THE FIRST upkeep, each opponent loses 3 life, then you gain life equal to the life lost this way."
It says "of the first", not "your first", so the ability will trigger during the upkeep of the player that starts the game. This will happen on that player's first turn, not the second.
Although nothing normally happens during the first turn's upkeep, the upkeep still happens.
July 12, 2012 9:30 a.m.
wolfin1980 says... #3
Thanks I did not know that a players first turn was an upkeep.
Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1
You ALWAYS have an untap step on every turn you take unless something tells you to skip it. It doesn't matter that you don't actually untap anything.
As for Chancellor of the Dross , the first upkeep is the first upkeep of the game. That means the upkeep of whichever player is going first and before they get priority.
July 12, 2012 9:22 a.m.