Copying instants
Asked by FatFreddiesCat 2 years ago
I have Yurlok of Scorch Thrash in play tapped. I use Emerald Charm to untap him. Can I use Fork to copy Emerald Charm to untap him twice? If so, how does that work in the stack and when could opponents intervene?
Omniscience_is_life says... Accepted answer #1
Here's how that interaction works:
Emerald Charm goes on the stack, choosing "Untap target permanent", targeting Yurlok of Scorch Thrash. You may choose to hold priority to take step 2, in which case other players can't respond yet.
Fork goes on the stack, targeting Emerald Charm. Unless you have another action to take before it resolves, priority must be passed and other players may respond.
Fork resolves, creating a copy of Emerald Charm. That copy targets Yurlok of Scorch Thrash. Again, priority is passed.
The Emerald Charm copy resolves, untapping Yurlok of Scorch Thrash. Players gain priority, including you (letting you activate Yurlok of Scorch Thrash's ability, though each other player will have a chance to respond to his ability both before and after it resolves).
The original Emerald Charm resolves, untapping Yurlok of Scorch Thrash again. Once more, each player gains the ability to take actions--which, I should add, starts with you and goes clockwise--letting you activate Yurlok of Scorch Thrash again. Other players gain priority before his ability resolves.
March 1, 2022 12:25 p.m.