Expertise must resolve to cast the spell. Meaning that all creatures get -3/-3 then you cast your spell. So unless there is another spell on the stack you may not choose remand as there would be no targets.
@mweissm: I am running a single Newlamog and have been considering trying a single Newzilek since I pulled one at the prerelease. In what match-ups have you found Newzilek to be better than Newlamog?
The new kozilek, as newzilek just sounds weird, is great in match ups like burn, where by that point in the game you are dead or exiling 2 creatures when you have spawns or blockers doesn't do a whole lot. Drawing a bunch of 1 mana artifacts or kill spells to pitch for counters is great. Plus you can stop their paths as well. The only thing bad about it is that you don't have any 2 drops to pitch to him but besides that he does some solid work by being reactive as well as proactive (since you can hold kill spells and discard anyway) when the deck needs it.
It is just a 1-1 split right now since frankly its not like you need to draw either.
Exile target opponent's creature for 2C with Displacer
While the return trigger is on the stack, activate Displacer again for 2C, targeting own Strangler
Second activation resolves; Strangler re-ETBs, Processing first exiled card
Give another target opponent's creature -3/-3
Exiled card is "new" having changed zones, and stays in the graveyard, meeting up with its also-dead buddy for some shared commiseration.
Can you say "uncounterable 2-for-0", kids? I knew you could!
One could pull off this trick using only three Temples, though of course usually more lands would be needed. Thoughts?
Sadly it does not work that way, the ability must resolve completely and you can not respond to part of it once it is going off. It is like casting a spell once they look at your hand with any discard, you just can't do it sadly.
Besides that I think 3 TKS is great in the main board, I have cut down to 3 blight herder, 3 oblivion sowers and doing a split of 1 newlamog and 1 new kozilek. There are just certain match ups where one is better than the other. I also like running 1 all is dust in the main, it just auto wins so many matches.
A 3/2 first striker is huge in limited especially at 3. I dont think that the second ability would be that amazing however you could hope to find either of the chiefs and then go for mardu warriors.
The new kozilek, as newzilek just sounds weird, is great in match ups like burn, where by that point in the game you are dead or exiling 2 creatures when you have spawns or blockers doesn't do a whole lot. Drawing a bunch of 1 mana artifacts or kill spells to pitch for counters is great. Plus you can stop their paths as well. The only thing bad about it is that you don't have any 2 drops to pitch to him but besides that he does some solid work by being reactive as well as proactive (since you can hold kill spells and discard anyway) when the deck needs it.
It is just a 1-1 split right now since frankly its not like you need to draw either.
Sadly it does not work that way, the ability must resolve completely and you can not respond to part of it once it is going off. It is like casting a spell once they look at your hand with any discard, you just can't do it sadly.
Besides that I think 3 TKS is great in the main board, I have cut down to 3 blight herder, 3 oblivion sowers and doing a split of 1 newlamog and 1 new kozilek. There are just certain match ups where one is better than the other. I also like running 1 all is dust in the main, it just auto wins so many matches.