I control a Wirewoood Savage and cast a Shivan Wumpus. The Wumpus entering the battlefield will trigger the Wirewood's ability (to make me draw a card, as the wumpus is a beast) and its own triggered ability, which allows players to sacrifice a land in order to return the Wumpus on top of its owner's library.
As I control both effect, I can stack them any way I want, as the are both triggered by my Wumpus entering the battlefield. So, I could stack the Wirewood's ability first and the Wumpus own ability second, making the latter resolving first. Should a player sacrifice a land to top the wumpus, I would draw it back right away when the Wirewwod's ability resolve.
Is this right?
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As I control both effect, I can stack them any way I want, as the are both triggered by my Wumpus entering the battlefield. So, I could stack the Wirewood's ability first and the Wumpus own ability second, making the latter resolving first. Should a player sacrifice a land to top the wumpus, I would draw it back right away when the Wirewwod's ability resolve.
Is this right?
Yes. Here's a detailed sequence in case anyone questions this:
Your main phase begins.
You get priority and cast Shivan Wumpus. You pay the cost of 3R using mana obtained in an unspecified way.
You get priority and pass.
Opponent gets priority and passes.
The top object on the stack (the spell cast in step 2) resolves. You put Shivan Wumpus onto the battlefield, triggering its ability and the Wirewood Savage's ability.
You would get priority, but there are triggered abilities to put on the stack. A) You put "Whenever a Beast enters the battlefield, you may draw a card." on the stack. B) You put "When Shivan Wumpus enters the battlefield, any player may sacrifice a land. If a player does, put Shivan Wumpus on top of its owner's library." on the stack.
You get priority and pass.
Opponent gets priority and passes.
The top object on the stack (the ability put there in step 6B) resolves. You decline to sacrifice a land. Your opponent sacrifices a land. You put Shivan Wumpus on top of your library.
You get priority and pass.
Opponent gets priority and passes.
The top object on the stack (the ability put there in step 6A) resolves. You choose to draw a card. The card you draw is the Shivan Wumpus card that has been sitting there since step 9.
You get priority and ....
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As I control both effect, I can stack them any way I want, as the are both triggered by my Wumpus entering the battlefield.
This part is not quite correct. It is not the fact, that you control the object that triggers the abilties, that lets you stack those trigger in the order of your choosing. It is the fact, that you control the sources of the triggers, that lets you do that. If, for example, your opponent controls a Soul Warden, that trigger will go on top of yours and resolve first, you have no say in that matter.
As I control both effect, I can stack them any way I want, as the are both triggered by my Wumpus entering the battlefield. So, I could stack the Wirewood's ability first and the Wumpus own ability second, making the latter resolving first. Should a player sacrifice a land to top the wumpus, I would draw it back right away when the Wirewwod's ability resolve.
Is this right?
Yes. Here's a detailed sequence in case anyone questions this:
This part is not quite correct. It is not the fact, that you control the object that triggers the abilties, that lets you stack those trigger in the order of your choosing. It is the fact, that you control the sources of the triggers, that lets you do that. If, for example, your opponent controls a Soul Warden, that trigger will go on top of yours and resolve first, you have no say in that matter.
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