playtesting merfolk and im looking to see if i can cast a silvergill adept in response to a merrow reejerey trigger activate aether vial allow to silvergil adept to resolve draw a card and if it lines up with charge counters put it into play with the vial activation or would i have to put something into play after/as i activate the vial?
- merrow reejerey and aether vial in play
- cast silvergil adept
- activate vial
- untap vial
- silvergil resolves, enters, draw a card
i know up to this point after this is where im looking for clarification
- resolve aether vial(?)
- if it was a creature with same cmc as charge counters put it into play
You choose to put a creature card called for onto the battlefield with Aether Vial's ability only when that ability resolves, and then only if that card has the converted mana cost called for at that time.
Here's how this scenario can play out:
You control Merrow Reejerey and Aether Vial. It's your main phase.
You cast Silvergill Adept, making Merrow Reejerey's ability trigger. You put that ability on the stack targeting Aether Vial.
You activate Aether Vial's activated ability, putting it on the stack and tapping Aether Vial.
All players pass, then that ability resolves. You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield if that card's converted mana cost equals the number of charge counters on Aether Vial. That ability leaves the stack.
All players pass, then the Merrow Reejerey ability resolves. You may tap or untap Aether Vial. That ability leaves the stack.
All players pass, then Silvergill Adept resolves. It enters the battlefield and its second ability triggers and goes on the stack.
All players pass, then that ability resolves. You draw a card.
so i cant draw with the silvergil before the first vial activation finishes?
You don't draw with the Silvergill Adept until the "When Silvergill Adept enters the battlefield, draw a card." ability resolves.
That ability can't resolve until sometime after it triggers and goes on the stack.
It doesn't trigger until Silvergill Adept enters the battlefield.
Silvergill Adept doesn't enter the battlefield until that spell resolves.
That spell doesn't resolve until everyone passes priority in succession while that spell is the top object on the stack.
That spell isn't the top object on the stack unless everything that was above it (e.g., that first Aether Vial activation) is off the stack one way or another.
405. Stack
405.1. When a spell is cast, the physical card is put on the stack (see rule 601.2a). When an ability is
activated or triggers, it goes on top of the stack without any card associated with it (see rules 602.2a
and 603.3).
405.2. The stack keeps track of the order that spells and/or abilities were added to it. Each time an
object is put on the stack, it’s put on top of all objects already there.
405.5. When all players pass in succession, the top (last-added) spell or ability on the stack resolves. If
the stack is empty when all players pass, the current step or phase ends and the next begins.
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No, you can't.
You say you know 'up to this point', but you are mistaken: Adept was cast BEFORE you activate Vial, so it resolves AFTER Vial. Last in first out.
- merrow reejerey and aether vial in play
- cast silvergil adept
- activate vial
- untap vial
- silvergil resolves, enters, draw a card
i know up to this point after this is where im looking for clarification
- resolve aether vial(?)
- if it was a creature with same cmc as charge counters put it into play
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Here's how this scenario can play out:
BWTeysa, Orzhov Scion Combo
GUEzuri, Claw of progress Morph
GUBSidisi, Brood tyrant
RWGisela, Blade of Goldnight Random red white cards i dont use.dec
GBLoam Pox
Modern
UBFaeries
GBWGoyfless Abzan
On Squirrels
On Risen Executioner
You don't draw with the Silvergill Adept until the "When Silvergill Adept enters the battlefield, draw a card." ability resolves.
That ability can't resolve until sometime after it triggers and goes on the stack.
It doesn't trigger until Silvergill Adept enters the battlefield.
Silvergill Adept doesn't enter the battlefield until that spell resolves.
That spell doesn't resolve until everyone passes priority in succession while that spell is the top object on the stack.
That spell isn't the top object on the stack unless everything that was above it (e.g., that first Aether Vial activation) is off the stack one way or another.
You say you know 'up to this point', but you are mistaken: Adept was cast BEFORE you activate Vial, so it resolves AFTER Vial. Last in first out.
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