If I have a Ral, Storm Conduit in play, cast two instant and/or sorcery spells, then cast something with storm, like Grapeshot, does Ral ping a total of 4 or 5 times?
What if I have a Ral, Storm Conduit in play, cast two instant and/or sorcery spells, then cast a third instant or sorcery spell, all of this with Thousand-Year Storm in play, how many times will Ral ping?
Thanks in advance for any help!
702.39a Storm is a triggered ability that functions on the stack. "Storm" means "When you cast this spell, copy it for each other spell that was cast before it this turn. If the spell has any targets, you may choose new targets for any of the copies."
5/3/2019 If an effect copies a spell multiple times, as Finale of Promise may, Ral’s first ability triggers that many times.
When the Storm trigger resolves, Ral's first ability will trigger for each copy made by the Storm trigger.
If I have a Ral, Storm Conduit in play, cast two instant and/or sorcery spells, then cast something with storm, like Grapeshot, does Ral ping a total of 4 or 5 times?
A total of five times. Once each for the two instants/sorceries prior to the storm spell, once for the original of the storm spell and twice for the two copies made by the storm trigger.
What if I have a Ral, Storm Conduit in play, cast two instant and/or sorcery spells, then cast a third instant or sorcery spell, all of this with Thousand-Year Storm in play, how many times will Ral ping?
Once for the first instant/sorcery cast (no copies for this one yet), twice for the second instant/sorcery due to it being copied once, thrice for the third instant/sorcery due to it being copied twice. So a total of 6 Ral triggers.
What if I have a Ral, Storm Conduit in play, cast two instant and/or sorcery spells, then cast a third instant or sorcery spell, all of this with Thousand-Year Storm in play, how many times will Ral ping?
Thanks in advance for any help!
5/3/2019 If an effect copies a spell multiple times, as Finale of Promise may, Ral’s first ability triggers that many times.
When the Storm trigger resolves, Ral's first ability will trigger for each copy made by the Storm trigger.
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A total of five times. Once each for the two instants/sorceries prior to the storm spell, once for the original of the storm spell and twice for the two copies made by the storm trigger.
Once for the first instant/sorcery cast (no copies for this one yet), twice for the second instant/sorcery due to it being copied once, thrice for the third instant/sorcery due to it being copied twice. So a total of 6 Ral triggers.
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