You are casting something (e.g. Lightning bolt). Your enemy don't like it very much and counter that spell (e.g. with Counterspell. Then, you are casting counter spell that cannot be countered (like Overwhelming denial.
And here is my question: what's the point of these spells? ;s
OK! The top spell from the stack resolves! overwhelimng denial counters counterspell. So, again, lightning bolt is the only spell on stack. The question is: can enemy cast another counterspell in order to counter lightning bolt? AFAIK yes what makes overwhelming denial useless spell...
...damn! this is tough question for me! Please help and answer!
Yes they can counter the lightning bolt with another counter spell. They just cannot counter the overwhelming denial. However this does not mean denial is worthless or useless. For instance if you flip the scenario and the opponent counters the bolt with overwhelming denial there are very little things the bolt caster can do to save their spell.
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Once a counterspell (or any object on the stack really) has finished resolving every player gets another chance to respond to what is still there. Even with another counterspell.
The point of uncounterable counterspells is not to counter other counterspells, but to make other counterspells unable to stop them from stopping the nasty spell (the Lightnng Bolt in your example). So you'd use the Overwhelming Denial on the Lightning Bolt, and the opponent cannot stop it with his counterspell on your Denial.
However this does not mean denial is worthless or useless. For instance if you flip the scenario and the opponent counters the bolt with overwhelming denial there are very little things the bolt caster can do to save their spell.
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So,
You are casting something (e.g. Lightning bolt). Your enemy don't like it very much and counter that spell (e.g. with Counterspell. Then, you are casting counter spell that cannot be countered (like Overwhelming denial.
And here is my question: what's the point of these spells? ;s
Let's take a look into actions:
>casting spell (e.g. Lightning bolt
>casting counterspell
>casting overwheliming denial
OK! The top spell from the stack resolves! overwhelimng denial counters counterspell. So, again, lightning bolt is the only spell on stack. The question is: can enemy cast another counterspell in order to counter lightning bolt? AFAIK yes what makes overwhelming denial useless spell...
...damn! this is tough question for me! Please help and answer!
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UBRW Breya's personal box of combos BRW Vampire beats, by Dre
1 Karn, where all lands are command towers UBR Inalla's Venser lock
UBRGW Atog Atog contraption tribal WUB Xur's second chance
UGW Derivi, bird tribal R Brother's Yamazaki
BRG Prosh, the scourge of multiplayer GW Capt. Sisay's Deck Dumping Service
UB All Your Spells do Belong to Me UG Tapioca Pearl
BG Meren's grinder
The point of uncounterable counterspells is not to counter other counterspells, but to make other counterspells unable to stop them from stopping the nasty spell (the Lightnng Bolt in your example). So you'd use the Overwhelming Denial on the Lightning Bolt, and the opponent cannot stop it with his counterspell on your Denial.
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ah! right! thanks for your answer
UBG Tasigur, the lab enabler UR Planeswalker Control
UBRW Breya's personal box of combos BRW Vampire beats, by Dre
1 Karn, where all lands are command towers UBR Inalla's Venser lock
UBRGW Atog Atog contraption tribal WUB Xur's second chance
UGW Derivi, bird tribal R Brother's Yamazaki
BRG Prosh, the scourge of multiplayer GW Capt. Sisay's Deck Dumping Service
UB All Your Spells do Belong to Me UG Tapioca Pearl
BG Meren's grinder