Hello!
I have a question about the card Mangara of Corondor
Suppose I have a ready to activate Mangara and a sacrifice outlet out (lets say Viscera Seer) and my opponent has a creature I wish to exile, and also has a sac outlet (lets say Carrion Feeder).
Now I know that I can target his creature for exile and sacrifice my Mangara before Mangara can get exiled, sending Mangara to my graveryard and my opponents creature to exile.
I also know that if I choose not to sacrifice Mangara, and my opponent chooses to sacrifice his creature, the ability fizzles, opponents creature goes to graveyard and Mangara remains on the battlefield, tapped.
Now, how does priority work in this situation? I assume I activate Mangara, wait for a response from my opponent as to weather he wishes to sacrifice his creature to save it from exile, or if he wishes to gamble and assume I will sacrifice Mangara after he passes priority back to me, which will allow him to safely sacrifice his creature whilst insuring Mangara also leaves play (The alternative being I allow the ability to resolve, exiling both creatures).
If you activate Mangara's ability and then pass, your opponent will get priority (C.R. 117.3d). If your opponent then passes, Mangara's ability will resolve (C.R. 117.4). However, if your opponent instead casts a spell or activates an ability (C.R. 117.1a-c), that ability will go on the stack above Mangara's (C.R. 405.2) and get to resolve before that ability (C.R. 117.4).
Note that in a sanctioned tournament, a player that adds an ability to the stack is generally assumed to have passed afterward (M.T.R. 4.2).
EDIT (Jun. 16, 2021): Some rules were renumbered in the meantime.
So, assuming he has no responses, and he passes priority, the ability resolves without allowing me to take any additional actions?
So I take it I have to decide first if I want to save Mangara from exile by sacing him, if I do my opponent is free to sac his creature without consequences, if I don't he must make a decision to either allow his creature to be exiled, or allow Mangara to remain on the battlefield.
Is this correct?
And this is a multiplayer game, I assume it makes little difference
Thankyou for your response,
So, assuming he has no responses, and he passes priority, the ability resolves without allowing me to take any additional actions?
If all players have passed in a row, yes, that is what happens (C.R. 117.4).
So I take it I have to decide first if I want to save Mangara from exile by sacing him, if I do my opponent is free to sac his creature without consequences, if I don't he must make a decision to either allow his creature to be exiled, or allow Mangara to remain on the battlefield.
Is this correct?
In effect, that is correct in your scenario.
And this is a multiplayer game, I assume it makes little difference
If more than two players are in the game, the only difference in general is that more players than two will be required to pass priority in a row in order for a spell or ability to resolve (C.R. 117.4, 100.1b).
EDIT (Jun. 16, 2021): One rule was renumbered in the meantime.
I have a question about the card Mangara of Corondor
Suppose I have a ready to activate Mangara and a sacrifice outlet out (lets say Viscera Seer) and my opponent has a creature I wish to exile, and also has a sac outlet (lets say Carrion Feeder).
Now I know that I can target his creature for exile and sacrifice my Mangara before Mangara can get exiled, sending Mangara to my graveryard and my opponents creature to exile.
I also know that if I choose not to sacrifice Mangara, and my opponent chooses to sacrifice his creature, the ability fizzles, opponents creature goes to graveyard and Mangara remains on the battlefield, tapped.
Now, how does priority work in this situation? I assume I activate Mangara, wait for a response from my opponent as to weather he wishes to sacrifice his creature to save it from exile, or if he wishes to gamble and assume I will sacrifice Mangara after he passes priority back to me, which will allow him to safely sacrifice his creature whilst insuring Mangara also leaves play (The alternative being I allow the ability to resolve, exiling both creatures).
Is this correct?
Thankyou!
If you activate Mangara's ability and then pass, your opponent will get priority (C.R. 117.3d). If your opponent then passes, Mangara's ability will resolve (C.R. 117.4). However, if your opponent instead casts a spell or activates an ability (C.R. 117.1a-c), that ability will go on the stack above Mangara's (C.R. 405.2) and get to resolve before that ability (C.R. 117.4).
Note that in a sanctioned tournament, a player that adds an ability to the stack is generally assumed to have passed afterward (M.T.R. 4.2).
EDIT (Jun. 16, 2021): Some rules were renumbered in the meantime.
So, assuming he has no responses, and he passes priority, the ability resolves without allowing me to take any additional actions?
So I take it I have to decide first if I want to save Mangara from exile by sacing him, if I do my opponent is free to sac his creature without consequences, if I don't he must make a decision to either allow his creature to be exiled, or allow Mangara to remain on the battlefield.
Is this correct?
And this is a multiplayer game, I assume it makes little difference
In effect, that is correct in your scenario.
If more than two players are in the game, the only difference in general is that more players than two will be required to pass priority in a row in order for a spell or ability to resolve (C.R. 117.4, 100.1b).
EDIT (Jun. 16, 2021): One rule was renumbered in the meantime.
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