I was just wondering about the following scenario:
- I have Sunbird's Invocation in play;
- I cast a spell from my hand w/ CMC X (X > 2); it triggers Sunbird.
- I reveal the top X cards, among them: Demonic Tutor
If I decide to cast Demonic Tutor; when does it resolve? After the rest of the revealed cards is put at the bottom of my library? or before?
That is: I won't be able to put one of the revealed cards in my hand.
If I decide to cast Demonic Tutor; when does it resolve?
Once all players pass priority in succession with Demonic Tutor at the top of the stack.
608. Resolving Spells and Abilities
608.1. Each time all players pass in succession, the spell or ability on top of the stack resolves. (See rule 609, “Effects.”)
608.2f If an effect gives a player the option to pay mana, they may activate mana abilities before taking that action. If an effect specifically instructs or allows a player to cast a spell during resolution, they do so by following the steps in rules 601.2a–i, except no player receives priority after it’s cast. That spell becomes the topmost object on the stack, and the currently resolving
spell or ability continues to resolve, which may include casting other spells this way. No other spells can normally be cast and no other abilities can normally be activated during resolution.
More detailed sequence:
Your main phase begins.
You get priority and cast a spell from your hand with converted mana cost at least 2. You make any decisions and pay its costs. This triggers the ability of Sunbird's Invocation.
You would get priority, but there is a triggered ability to put on the stack. You put "Whenever you cast a spell from your hand, reveal the top X cards of your library, where X is that spell's converted mana cost. You may cast a card revealed this way with converted mana cost X or less without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order." on the stack (X is at least 2).
You get priority and pass.
Opponent gets priority and passes.
The top object on the stack (the ability put there in step 3) resolves. You reveal the top X cards of your library. You choose to cast Demonic Tutor without paying its mana cost. You put the remaining X-1 revealed cards on the bottom of your library in a random order.
You get priority and pass.
Opponent gets priority and passes.
The top object on the stack (the spell cast in step 6) resolves. You search your library, including the cards that were revealed in step 6, ....
Even if your example used say cascade, an ability which has you exile the cards from your library, cast one of them from exile, and then return the rest to your library, Demonic Tutor would still work. When you cast the card from exile, like all casting, it goes on the stack, but nothing happens with it yet. You will finish resolving the cascade ability before you can resolve the Demonic Tutor, meaning the other cards will have been returned to your library from exile and Demonic Tutor will be able to find them.
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I was just wondering about the following scenario:
- I have Sunbird's Invocation in play;
- I cast a spell from my hand w/ CMC X (X > 2); it triggers Sunbird.
- I reveal the top X cards, among them: Demonic Tutor
If I decide to cast Demonic Tutor; when does it resolve? After the rest of the revealed cards is put at the bottom of my library? or before?
That is: I won't be able to put one of the revealed cards in my hand.
More detailed sequence:
Why not? The Demonic Tutor was the only card to leave the library during the resolution of the trigger.
Even if your example used say cascade, an ability which has you exile the cards from your library, cast one of them from exile, and then return the rest to your library, Demonic Tutor would still work. When you cast the card from exile, like all casting, it goes on the stack, but nothing happens with it yet. You will finish resolving the cascade ability before you can resolve the Demonic Tutor, meaning the other cards will have been returned to your library from exile and Demonic Tutor will be able to find them.