When I have Panharmonicon on the battlebfield and I'm going to cast Gilded Drake . How should I resolve Drake's ability for the 2nd time? Is it like:
- move it again to exile
- back to battlefield
- and change again control of Gilded Drake and opponent's creature? (so take control of 2nd creature)
I understand doubling of triggered ability when it's like "when comes in to play you gain 2 life" but this situation with Drake is little bit confusing for me.
The second trigger is exactly like the first. I am not sure why you think it would go to exile in this case, but the way this will work is that there will be 2 triggers. You choose a creature controlled by Player A for the first Trigger and Player B for the second (for example). The second trigger resolves and you get the creature from Player B and they get the Drake. Then, the first trigger resolves and the controller of the Drake (now Player B) swaps it with the original target so Player A ends up with the Drake and Player B ends up with the first targeted creature.
In a 2 player game, it is unlikely that the second trigger will actually do anything since the Drake will be controlled by the same person controlling the target (once the first trigger resolves).
The first resolution goes as normal and you are left with creature X and your opponent has Gilded Drake. When the second trigger goes to resolve it will essentially just resolve and do nothing. Because you cannot sacrifice a creature you don't control either your opponent will control both creatures to exchange which will do effectively nothing or if they only control the gilded drake, but you control the other creature already exchanged the target becomes illegal and the ability is countered. Normally you would still sacrifice the drake but since you don't control it you can't.
Gilded Drake
No, there is no move to exile the drake stays on the battlefield the entire time and you won't get a second creature.
For the sake of argument lets assume when you originally cast drake the opponent had two legal creatures to target with the ability A and B. The first ability resolves and you exchange control of A and the Drake. Now the second ability goes to resolve but because both creatures involved in the exchange are controlled by the same player the exchange accomplishes nothing.
If you tried to get smart with the abilities and choose no target for the second ability to resolve then the end result will be the same. You will exchange control with A for the first ability. Then when the second ability resolves it will try to have you sacrifice the drake, but you can only sacrifice things you control so nothing happens.
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- move it again to exile
- back to battlefield
- and change again control of Gilded Drake and opponent's creature? (so take control of 2nd creature)
I understand doubling of triggered ability when it's like "when comes in to play you gain 2 life" but this situation with Drake is little bit confusing for me.
Gilded Drake
The second trigger is exactly like the first. I am not sure why you think it would go to exile in this case, but the way this will work is that there will be 2 triggers. You choose a creature controlled by Player A for the first Trigger and Player B for the second (for example). The second trigger resolves and you get the creature from Player B and they get the Drake. Then, the first trigger resolves and the controller of the Drake (now Player B) swaps it with the original target so Player A ends up with the Drake and Player B ends up with the first targeted creature.
In a 2 player game, it is unlikely that the second trigger will actually do anything since the Drake will be controlled by the same person controlling the target (once the first trigger resolves).
No, there is no move to exile the drake stays on the battlefield the entire time and you won't get a second creature.
For the sake of argument lets assume when you originally cast drake the opponent had two legal creatures to target with the ability A and B. The first ability resolves and you exchange control of A and the Drake. Now the second ability goes to resolve but because both creatures involved in the exchange are controlled by the same player the exchange accomplishes nothing.
If you tried to get smart with the abilities and choose no target for the second ability to resolve then the end result will be the same. You will exchange control with A for the first ability. Then when the second ability resolves it will try to have you sacrifice the drake, but you can only sacrifice things you control so nothing happens.