Hey guys, just a thought:
If I were to transmute in an Ethersworn Canonist in response to an opponents second non-artifact spell on the current turn (or play it with a flash ability, like Shimmer Myr), would it counter the spell? I don't believe so, but I just wanted to get another opinion. Would the opponent get to untap their lands and take the spell back? Or could it even resolve?
Getting the Canonist in play in response to a spell will do nothing to that spell. It has already been cast by the time you get priority to do anything to get it to the battlefield.
Oh, right, so I'll still be bringing it in, in response, so it goes on top of the stack, BUT the spell was still initially cast first, which is when the ability takes place. Tonnes more sense now, thanks pal.
Exactly, "Casting" a spell or "activating"/"triggering" and ability is the action of putting it on the stack, "resolving" a spell or ability is taking it off the stack and doing its effect.
Okay well how about this, if you flash in ethersworn canonist in response to the first non-artifact spell they've cast does it see that spell resolve and limit the player?
Please open a new thread rather than necroing an old thread.
Canonist applies as soon as it hits the battlefield. It will "look back" across the turn to determine if a non-artifact spell has been cast and, if so, it will not let that player cast another. It doesn't matter when Canonsit enters the battlefield. It will see the entire history of the turn so flashing it in while the first spell is on the stack will prevent any more non-artifact spells from being cast by that player (assuming Canonist resolves).
If I were to transmute in an Ethersworn Canonist in response to an opponents second non-artifact spell on the current turn (or play it with a flash ability, like Shimmer Myr), would it counter the spell? I don't believe so, but I just wanted to get another opinion. Would the opponent get to untap their lands and take the spell back? Or could it even resolve?
Getting the Canonist in play in response to a spell will do nothing to that spell. It has already been cast by the time you get priority to do anything to get it to the battlefield.
Canonist applies as soon as it hits the battlefield. It will "look back" across the turn to determine if a non-artifact spell has been cast and, if so, it will not let that player cast another. It doesn't matter when Canonsit enters the battlefield. It will see the entire history of the turn so flashing it in while the first spell is on the stack will prevent any more non-artifact spells from being cast by that player (assuming Canonist resolves).