Yasova and Other Control Changing Effects
Asked by lil_cheez 2 years ago
Hello everyone!
My friend has a deck featuring Yasova Dragonclaw and he asked me some questions about control changing effects, and I couldn't be sure in all of them.
We are aware that control changing effects all happen in the same layer, but a thing or two or a little hard to explain.
Scenario 1)
Yasova Dragonclaw Triggers on combat, and I target an opposing Llanowar Elves with that ability; but I also control Willbreaker. What happens?
Scenario 2)
I take control of Llanowar Elves with Yasova as above, but I don't control Willbreaker. Instead I choose to target the elf with Bazaar Trader at the beggining of my second main phase.
Scenario 3) Same as above but I use Bazaar Trader in response to Yasova's delayed trigger at the beggining of my end step
Gidgetimer says... #2
Small note on the answer to scenario 1- SBAs have nothing to do with when something triggers. Willbreaker actually triggers while the Yasova Dragonclaw trigger is being put on the stack. This is a minor issue, but in some extreme corner cases with other triggers it matters that triggers happen at any time, not just when SBAs are checked.
Dracoson says... Accepted answer #1
Scenario 1)Yasova Dragonclaw's trigger goes on the stack, targeting Llanowar Elves. State based actions are checked, and Willbreaker's ability triggers and becomes the topmost item in the stack. You will gain control with Willbreaker's ability. Yasova's ability then fizzles, as it can only target creatures an opponent controls.
Scenarios 2 & 3) These are not functionally different, so long as you would control Llanowar Elves when Bazaar Trader's ability would resolve (which you will until the cleanup step, NOTE: there is no delayed trigger from Yasova, just a duration to the control effect).
October 19, 2021 4:23 p.m.