God-Eternal Kefnet Trigger with looting;

Asked by DudeManBro66 2 months ago

God-Eternal Kefnet and Merfolk Looter are on the battlefield under my control. I activate Merfolk Looter's ability during an opponent's turn, thus drawing my first card for the turn and triggering God-Eternal Kefnet's ability. Which occurs first, do I reveal or do I discard?

I'm assuming it's the latter, but I'd like to be sure. Thanks in advance.

Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #1

You reveal first, then discard, then handle the "Whenever you reveal an instant or sorcery this way.." part.

The revealing part of God-Eternal Kefnet's ability is a replacement effect (most often indicated by the use of "as"/"with"/"instead"/"prevent" in the description) that gets applied as you draw the card. This means it happens during the resolution of Merfolk Looter's ability. If you reveal an instant or sorcery this way, the next part of Kefnet's ability triggers (triggered abilities always start with "when"/"whenever"/"at") but it has to wait until the Looter's ability is totally finished resolving before it can be put onto the stack. After you discard, then it's time for the trigger to go onto the stack. Note that even if you chose to discard the card you revealed, the trigger will be able to use the last-known information about it to make a copy of it.

March 19, 2024 11:29 a.m.