Both are mine and on the field. For whatever reason, lots of creatures die but 1 creature remains (allowing lifeline to proc.)
I know that lifeline procs for each creature separately and that ultimately when they return I control the order in which they return. I also know that mimic vat will disrupt the combo making one of the creatures unable to return, since it was put into the exile zone.
My question is: "With mimic vat on the field, can I exile each creature with mimic vat? Example: 4 creatures die at the same time. Does mimic vat give me a chance to exile each of them (thus, returning the previously exiled creature to the GY but from the EXILE ZONE!). Or will I only be able to pick ONE of the four?
The Vat will trigger for each creature, and yes you may choose to exile each one in turn, cycling them all through the Vat.
And since they left the GY and reentered, Lifeline doesn't track them when they go to Exile, so it won't return any creatures cycled through the vat.
Mimic Vat triggers whenever a creature dies. So, if several creatures all die at the same time, it will trigger that many times. You can put the triggers on the stack in the order you wish, and as each resolves, exile the creature and imprint it on mimic vat, only to dump it into its owner's graveyard when you resolve the next trigger.
And yes, this zone change will mean that the trigger on Lifeline (if you put it on the stack below the Mimic Vat triggers) won't do anything because they will have lost track of the creatures with all of their zone changes.
Mimic Vat
Both are mine and on the field. For whatever reason, lots of creatures die but 1 creature remains (allowing lifeline to proc.)
I know that lifeline procs for each creature separately and that ultimately when they return I control the order in which they return. I also know that mimic vat will disrupt the combo making one of the creatures unable to return, since it was put into the exile zone.
My question is: "With mimic vat on the field, can I exile each creature with mimic vat? Example: 4 creatures die at the same time. Does mimic vat give me a chance to exile each of them (thus, returning the previously exiled creature to the GY but from the EXILE ZONE!). Or will I only be able to pick ONE of the four?
Thanks!
And since they left the GY and reentered, Lifeline doesn't track them when they go to Exile, so it won't return any creatures cycled through the vat.
And yes, this zone change will mean that the trigger on Lifeline (if you put it on the stack below the Mimic Vat triggers) won't do anything because they will have lost track of the creatures with all of their zone changes.
Seriously though, what a fun way to make Lifeline less group huggy!