So I have a rules question about the stack. I guess I dont understand it enough. I cast an Ugin, the Spirit Dragon, and in response my opponent casts Dig Through Time. No one plays a spell anymore, so spells resolve on the stack. He does his digging, but then he counters my spell with Disdainful Stroke. How does this work?
I have a vague recollection of the stack rules, is it because priority is exchanged after each spell on the stack resolves or something? And not just the whole stack resolves after no one chooses the play something?
Yes, both players get another opportunity to respond after each object on the stack resolves. Your opponent's actions are perfectly consistent with the rules.
Whenever a player plays a spell, that player keeps priority.
Whenever a spell resolves, the active player gets priority.
You as the active player have the priority.
You casted Ugin, the Spirit Dragon and have nothing to do after casting Ugin and so you passed the priority to your opponent who cast dig through time and since he have nothing else to do after casting DTT, he passes the priority back to you and since you have nothing to do as well, spells start to resolve.
Stack will be like this:
Top of the stack
Dig through time
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
Bottom of the stack.
Spells on top of the stack will resolve first and hence Dig through time will resolve and he get to look at the top 7 cards and choose 2.
After DTT resolves, the active player which is you get the priority back and you have nothing to do and thus you passed the priority back to your opponent and the opponent now have the chance to response again which he in turn cast Disdainful Stroke and pass back the priority to you and since you have nothing to do, spells will start to resolve and hence your Ugin is countered upon the resolution of dislainful stroke.
Hope the above helps..
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I have a vague recollection of the stack rules, is it because priority is exchanged after each spell on the stack resolves or something? And not just the whole stack resolves after no one chooses the play something?
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Whenever a player plays a spell, that player keeps priority.
Whenever a spell resolves, the active player gets priority.
You as the active player have the priority.
You casted Ugin, the Spirit Dragon and have nothing to do after casting Ugin and so you passed the priority to your opponent who cast dig through time and since he have nothing else to do after casting DTT, he passes the priority back to you and since you have nothing to do as well, spells start to resolve.
Stack will be like this:
Top of the stack
Dig through time
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
Bottom of the stack.
Spells on top of the stack will resolve first and hence Dig through time will resolve and he get to look at the top 7 cards and choose 2.
After DTT resolves, the active player which is you get the priority back and you have nothing to do and thus you passed the priority back to your opponent and the opponent now have the chance to response again which he in turn cast Disdainful Stroke and pass back the priority to you and since you have nothing to do, spells will start to resolve and hence your Ugin is countered upon the resolution of dislainful stroke.
Hope the above helps..