W may only be paid with white mana. U may only be paid with blue mana. B may only be paid with black mana. R may only be paid with red mana. G may only be paid with green mana. C may only be paid with colorless mana. 1 may be paid with white, blue, black, red, green, or clolorless mana.
Thank you for answering. Can you help me a bit more though?
I know this is how it works, but I'm confused at why. My intuition says Lightning Bolt is last on the stack and would resolve first with no target, as Mindcensor has not resolved yet. Does player one have to wait until Mindcensor actually resolves?
Yes. Once Mindcensor resolves, both players would have to pass priority for the tutor to resolve. Player 1 has an opportunity to cast the Bolt with the Tutor on the stack after the Mindcensor has resolved
W may only be paid with white mana. U may only be paid with blue mana. B may only be paid with black mana. R may only be paid with red mana. G may only be paid with green mana. C may only be paid with colorless mana. 1 may be paid with white, blue, black, red, green, or clolorless mana.
The stack resolves one spell or ability at a time, not all at once. After each spell or ability resolves, all players get priority again before the next spell or ability resolves. So Player 1 can let the Mindcensor resolve, then cast the Bolt after the Mindcensor has resolved but before their tutor spell resolves, to kill the Mindcensor before they search.
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I know this is how it works, but I'm confused at why. My intuition says Lightning Bolt is last on the stack and would resolve first with no target, as Mindcensor has not resolved yet. Does player one have to wait until Mindcensor actually resolves?
Scientists have calculated that the chance of anything so patently absurd actually existing are millions to one. But magicians have calculated that million-to-one chances crop up nine times out of ten.