My opponent played 2x Life Burst at the same time and I used Quash to counter. Does Quash counter the first and remove all other Life Bursts from the deck/hand/graveyard from the game? Or does it only counter the second of the two?
My question is more about the stack/whether you can play two cards simultaneously: Can two instants be played at the same time, or are they considered to have been played in succession a moment apart? In this case, would Quash have countered the first and removed the second (and others) from the game?
Any insights/explanation would be greatly appreciated
Quash counters whichever spell you target, the one on the top or on the bottom. You search the graveyard, hand, and library for all Life Bursts and exile them, but these searches don't include the Stack, so the other Life Burst remains.
Nothing can really be cast at the same time, but that doesn't have the consequences you expect it to. The spells are cast in succession, which is a permission that any player has, to cast or activate (contribute) an object to the Stack so that it may eventually resolve. Casting is not the same as resolving.
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Whenever someone casts a spell (or activates an ability), THAT PLAYER is then given a choice:
-either keep casting (activating) more stuff on top of that spell (ability), or
-let it go and allow other players to respond.
116.3c If a player has priority when they cast a spell, activate an ability, or take a special action, that player receives priority afterward.
116.3d If a player has priority and chooses not to take any actions, that player passes. (…) Then the next player in turn order receives priority.
Your opponent did cast Life Burst, then used rule 116.3c to cast another Life Burst on top of it. Not simultaneous.
(a legal but strategically questionable choice)
He then let go, allowing you to respond by casting Quash. (rule 116.3d)
YOU decide which Life Burst gets countered. (which one you choose actually makes no difference in this situation)
My question is more about the stack/whether you can play two cards simultaneously: Can two instants be played at the same time, or are they considered to have been played in succession a moment apart? In this case, would Quash have countered the first and removed the second (and others) from the game?
Any insights/explanation would be greatly appreciated
Nothing can really be cast at the same time, but that doesn't have the consequences you expect it to. The spells are cast in succession, which is a permission that any player has, to cast or activate (contribute) an object to the Stack so that it may eventually resolve. Casting is not the same as resolving.
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-either keep casting (activating) more stuff on top of that spell (ability), or
-let it go and allow other players to respond.
116.3d If a player has priority and chooses not to take any actions, that player passes. (…) Then the next player in turn order receives priority.
Your opponent did cast Life Burst, then used rule 116.3c to cast another Life Burst on top of it. Not simultaneous.
(a legal but strategically questionable choice)
He then let go, allowing you to respond by casting Quash. (rule 116.3d)
YOU decide which Life Burst gets countered. (which one you choose actually makes no difference in this situation)
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