World at War and Rebound

Asked by Samus_Saran 3 years ago

How does Rebound work? Theres some complicated stuff like its negated if u put something to the hand because ist not more on the stack.

Does it means if u cast World at War then the Effect would be negated by exiling it and then next turn it would work?

Or does it simply means the effect would come twice?

Kogarashi says... Accepted answer #1

The effect would come twice.

Here's how Rebound works, using World at War as the example:

  • You cast World at War from your hand. It goes on the stack, and people can respond to it.

  • When World at War resolves, you get its first effect (extra phases), and you exile the card with the Rebound effect. The rest of your turn plays out, with the additional phases.

  • When your turn comes around again, and your upkeep starts, World at War's Rebound triggers. You have the option to cast the card from exile without paying its mana cost. If you choose to do so, World at War will go on the stack and resolve normally (assuming it's not countered), giving you the first effect, but since you didn't cast it from your hand (you cast it from exile), you don't get the Rebound effect. When it finishes resolving, the card goes to your graveyard.

  • If you choose not to cast it from exile with the Rebound trigger, it remains in exile and you will not get the option again.

For a shorter answer: you will get the effect twice, once when you cast it initially, and once again at the beginning of your next upkeep.

As for the confusion about spells being negated, if a spell on the stack is removed from the stack before it resolves, whether to put it back in your hand or to send it to exile or some other zone, then that spell doesn't happen. This is how cards like Counterspell work, by removing the targeted spell from the stack and putting it in its owner's graveyard. The spell doesn't get to resolve. It doesn't apply to World at War and other cards with Rebound because Rebound exiles the card as part of the spell's resolution. You get the effect, and the card is exiled with the chance to cast it a second time for free on your next upkeep.

April 25, 2020 12:58 a.m.

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