I've found topics about this but seem to be getting contradicting answers. Say I want to play a sorcery that I have a feeling is going to be countered, but I have Mirrorpool in play. I have two options and I'm not sure how each would play out.
Option 1:
- Play sorcery
- Opponent counters it
- In response to the counter, I use 2nd ability of Mirrorpool to copy original sorcery as it is still on the stack
- Opponent doesn't counter copy of sorcery. Does the copy resolve or was I never able to copy it in the first place?
Option 2:
- Play sorcery and immediately use Mirrorpool's 2nd ability to copy it
- Opponent counters original sorcery but not the copy. Will both instances of the sorcery be countered as the Mirrorpool ability no longer has a legal target?
So the official ruling for Eternity Vessel is that when I have my life total "become" the number of charge counters on it, this is considered a life gain/loss event. When Alhammarret's Archive is also under my control, is the life gained from this event doubled? Say I have 40 counters on the Vessel and my life is at 20 when I play a land. I'm thinking one of two things could happen:
Life is gained to 40 and then doubled so I reach 60.
Life is gained and doubled to 60 but then becomes the number of counters back to 40.
If it's the second one, would this still count as a life gain of 40 (for something like Sanguine Bond) with a simultaneous life loss of 20? Or just a life gain of 20?
Option 1:
- Play sorcery
- Opponent counters it
- In response to the counter, I use 2nd ability of Mirrorpool to copy original sorcery as it is still on the stack
- Opponent doesn't counter copy of sorcery. Does the copy resolve or was I never able to copy it in the first place?
Option 2:
- Play sorcery and immediately use Mirrorpool's 2nd ability to copy it
- Opponent counters original sorcery but not the copy. Will both instances of the sorcery be countered as the Mirrorpool ability no longer has a legal target?