Hello. I'm wondering how Boom Bust, the Boom side, interacts with my own fetchlands. If I target one of my fetchlands like Wooded Foothills, then use the fetchland's ability before the spell tries to resolve itself, will it still resolve and destroy my opponents land if that land is still a valid target?
Yes, a targeted spell with at least one legal target will resolve doing as much as it can. So you can target your Wooded Foothills (or other such land) and an opponent's land, and sacrifice the Foothills in response in order to destroy only your opponent's land with Boom.
No because you don't destroy your land until the spell resolves. The destroy your land part isn't a part of the casting cost. You sac the and destroy his at the same time.
No because you don't destroy your land until the spell resolves. The destroy your land part isn't a part of the casting cost. You sac the and destroy his at the same time.
No, this works as said in the first response. Boom has two targets. If you sacrifice one of them (your own fetchland) in response to Boom, the spell still has one valid target left, so it resolves doing as much as possible: destroying your opponent's land. While it's true that both your land and your opponent's land would be destroyed on resolution, the choice for which lands (=targets) to destroy is made when the spell is cast, and cannot be changed later unless an effect specifically allows that, even if one target is no longer valid at that time. If all targets are invalid at the time of a spell's/ability's resolution, the spell/ability is countered by the game rules, otherwise it resolves doing as much as possible.
No because once you start resolving the spell the entire spell resolves at the same time. You can't interrupt the resolution of a spell by casting another effect. You cast boom bust, pass priority, your opponent does nothing you sac your fetchland, then pass priority, then the fetch resolves. Then boom bust resolves. Once you resolve the first part of boom bust you don't pass priority or gain priority again until after the spell finishes resolving. So you'd fetch for the new land then have to target a land you control and the one the opponent controls
And you don't target your own fetchland until your in the action of resolving boom. Or it would say "in addition to the casting cost sacrifice a land you control" boom states, destroy target land you control and target land an opponent controls" it's all one effect with one resolution. You only get to sac your fetchland once you regain priority. Declaring it as the target doesn't shift priority or let you put another effect on the stack.
And you don't target your own fetchland until your in the action of resolving boom. Or it would say "in addition to the casting cost sacrifice a land you control" boom states, destroy target land you control and target land an opponent controls" it's all one effect with one resolution. You only get to sac your fetchland once you regain priority. Declaring it as the target doesn't shift priority or let you put another effect on the stack.
That is just wrong. Please check the rules for casting a spell again. Rule 601 and the following. Comprehensive Rules
and also:
114.1a An instant or sorcery spell is targeted if its spell ability identifies something it will affect by
using the phrase “
target [something],” where the “something” is a phrase that describes an
object, player, or zone. The target(s) are chosen as the spell is cast; see rule 601.2c. (If an
activated or triggered ability of an instant or sorcery uses the word target, that abil
ity is targeted,
but the spell is not.)
No because once you start resolving the spell the entire spell resolves at the same time. You can't interrupt the resolution of a spell by casting another effect. You cast boom bust, pass priority, your opponent does nothing you sac your fetchland, then pass priority, then the fetch resolves. Then boom bust resolves. Once you resolve the first part of boom bust you don't pass priority or gain priority again until after the spell finishes resolving. So you'd fetch for the new land then have to target a land you control and the one the opponent controls
And you don't target your own fetchland until your in the action of resolving boom. Or it would say "in addition to the casting cost sacrifice a land you control" boom states, destroy target land you control and target land an opponent controls" it's all one effect with one resolution. You only get to sac your fetchland once you regain priority. Declaring it as the target doesn't shift priority or let you put another effect on the stack.
Both of these are incorrect and Dilithium has given the correct answer.
Once you have completed the process of casting any spell or activating any ability you have the option of retaining proirity. If you do you are allowed to sac the land you targetted if it has an appropriate ability, which in this case will result in Boom only destroying the land your opponent controls.
Also all targets for both spells and abilities are declared during the process casting/activating them never during the resolution.
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No because once you start resolving the spell the entire spell resolves at the same time.
This is mostly correct, once a spell starts to resolve, all thing it does will happen in sequence (if able).
You can't interrupt the resolution of a spell by casting another effect. You cast boom bust, pass priority, your opponent does nothing you sac your fetchland, then pass priority, then the fetch resolves. Then boom bust resolves. Once you resolve the first part of boom bust you don't pass priority or gain priority again until after the spell finishes resolving. So you'd fetch for the new land then have to target a land you control and the one the opponent controls
You can cast Boom / Bust and hold priority to add another effect to the stack.
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Thanks for the help in advance!
Yes, a targeted spell with at least one legal target will resolve doing as much as it can. So you can target your Wooded Foothills (or other such land) and an opponent's land, and sacrifice the Foothills in response in order to destroy only your opponent's land with Boom.
No, this works as said in the first response. Boom has two targets. If you sacrifice one of them (your own fetchland) in response to Boom, the spell still has one valid target left, so it resolves doing as much as possible: destroying your opponent's land. While it's true that both your land and your opponent's land would be destroyed on resolution, the choice for which lands (=targets) to destroy is made when the spell is cast, and cannot be changed later unless an effect specifically allows that, even if one target is no longer valid at that time. If all targets are invalid at the time of a spell's/ability's resolution, the spell/ability is countered by the game rules, otherwise it resolves doing as much as possible.
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That is just wrong. Please check the rules for casting a spell again. Rule 601 and the following. Comprehensive Rules
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Dilithium and Rezzahan are right.
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Both of these are incorrect and Dilithium has given the correct answer.
Once you have completed the process of casting any spell or activating any ability you have the option of retaining proirity. If you do you are allowed to sac the land you targetted if it has an appropriate ability, which in this case will result in Boom only destroying the land your opponent controls.
Also all targets for both spells and abilities are declared during the process casting/activating them never during the resolution.
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The correct sequence is to cast Bust and retain priority in order to activate (and sacrifice) Fetchland, THEN pass priority.
...as Kahedron (tried to) explain.
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