Hello everyone, I had a question about how various triggers would resolve. If I have Pitiless Pontiff and I use its ability, sacrificing Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant, do I have to resolve Nevinyrral's ability first or can I choose how they go on the stack such that Pitiless Pontiff would become indestructible first?
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To activate an activated ability, the first action is to put the ability on the stack, and the last action is to pay its activation cost (there may be intermediate steps such as choosing targets, that don't matter here).
So, first you have Pontiff's ability on the stack, then you sacrifice Nevinyrral and pay 1 mana as its cost. This triggers Nevinyrral's ability, which also goes on the stack - and as the Pontiff's ability is already there, Nevinyrral's ability can only be put above it. Therefore, Nevinnyral's ability will be the first to resolve, when the Pontiff isn't indestructible yet.
Ah thank you, I thought that might be the case but I was hoping it would be otherwise lol. Thanks for the answer though!
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UBG Tasigur, the lab enabler UR Planeswalker Control
UBRW Breya's personal box of combos BRW Vampire beats, by Dre
1 Karn, where all lands are command towers UBR Inalla's Venser lock
UBRGW Atog Atog contraption tribal WUB Xur's second chance
UGW Derivi, bird tribal R Brother's Yamazaki
BRG Prosh, the scourge of multiplayer GW Capt. Sisay's Deck Dumping Service
UB All Your Spells do Belong to Me UG Tapioca Pearl
BG Meren's grinder
To activate an activated ability, the first action is to put the ability on the stack, and the last action is to pay its activation cost (there may be intermediate steps such as choosing targets, that don't matter here).
So, first you have Pontiff's ability on the stack, then you sacrifice Nevinyrral and pay 1 mana as its cost. This triggers Nevinyrral's ability, which also goes on the stack - and as the Pontiff's ability is already there, Nevinyrral's ability can only be put above it. Therefore, Nevinnyral's ability will be the first to resolve, when the Pontiff isn't indestructible yet.
UBG Tasigur, the lab enabler UR Planeswalker Control
UBRW Breya's personal box of combos BRW Vampire beats, by Dre
1 Karn, where all lands are command towers UBR Inalla's Venser lock
UBRGW Atog Atog contraption tribal WUB Xur's second chance
UGW Derivi, bird tribal R Brother's Yamazaki
BRG Prosh, the scourge of multiplayer GW Capt. Sisay's Deck Dumping Service
UB All Your Spells do Belong to Me UG Tapioca Pearl
BG Meren's grinder