If struck by lightning, will Goblin Engineer become enraged before it dies and consequently destroy an artifact?
Goblin Engineer (Common) 2R
Creature – Orc Berserker
2/2
Enrage 1 (Whenever this creature is dealt damage, if it isn't enraged, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes enraged. The damage is dealt before the counter is put on.)
When Goblin Engineer becomes enraged, destroy target artifact or land.
State-based actions will be checked before the triggered ability that allows you to destroy an artifact or land will ever be put onto the stack. The goblin will not become enraged in time to blow up an artifact or land.
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[c]Lightning Bolt[/c] -> Lightning Bolt
[c=Lightning Bolt]Apple Pie[/c] -> Apple Pie
Vowels-Only Format Minimum deck size: 60 Maximum number of identical cards: 4 Ban list: Cards whose English names begin with a consonant, Unglued and Unhinged cards, cards involving ante, Ancestral Recall
You are making enrage analogous to monstrosity, so the same rulings would apply. If Arbor Colossus (check on gatherer; the rulings for monstrosity aren't on magiccards.info yet) is Murdered in response to his activated ability, then he is not there to become monstrous when the ability resolves and his triggered ability is not there either.
9/15/2013 Once a creature becomes monstrous, it can’t become monstrous again. If the creature is already monstrous when the monstrosity ability resolves, nothing happens.
9/15/2013 Monstrous isn’t an ability that a creature has. It’s just something true about that creature. If the creature stops being a creature or loses its abilities, it will continue to be monstrous. 9/15/2013 An ability that triggers when a creature becomes monstrous won’t trigger if that creature isn’t on the battlefield when its monstrosity ability resolves.
Goblin Engineer (Common)
2R
Creature – Orc Berserker
2/2
Enrage 1 (Whenever this creature is dealt damage, if it isn't enraged, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes enraged. The damage is dealt before the counter is put on.)
When Goblin Engineer becomes enraged, destroy target artifact or land.
[c]Lightning Bolt[/c] -> Lightning Bolt
[c=Lightning Bolt]Apple Pie[/c] -> Apple Pie
Vowels-Only Format
Minimum deck size: 60
Maximum number of identical cards: 4
Ban list: Cards whose English names begin with a consonant, Unglued and Unhinged cards, cards involving ante, Ancestral Recall
9/15/2013 Monstrous isn’t an ability that a creature has. It’s just something true about that creature. If the creature stops being a creature or loses its abilities, it will continue to be monstrous.
9/15/2013 An ability that triggers when a creature becomes monstrous won’t trigger if that creature isn’t on the battlefield when its monstrosity ability resolves.