Does Walking Ballista instantly die after Finale of Devastation x=10
Asked by Vandoren4 6 months ago
I recently asked about Collected Company and Walking Ballista, and learned that it instantly dies before I can use the 4 mana ability.
here's my question: If I were to cast Finale of Devastation for x=10, could I find Walking Ballista and give it +10/+10 so that it lives? this feels like it should work because it's part of the spell, not a separate ability. am I wrong?
Rhadamanthus says... #2
Vandoren4: An answer to your question has been up for a while. Since there don't seem to be any follow-ups or corrections that need to be made, I marked it as the "Accepted answer" so this topic can move out of the list of unanswered questions. In the future you can take care of yourself using the "Mark as Answer" button on the response that you feel is the most helpful answer to your question.
I try to avoid marking my own responses when I do this but in this case it was the only option.
August 9, 2024 8:47 a.m.
sorry about that! I'm pretty new to using tappedout so I didn't know that I had to manually accept an answer
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #1
Yes, that example will work. Getting +10/+10 and haste is part of the resolution of the spell's effect, and the next time the game would check for SBAs is after the spell is completely finished resolving. At that point Walking Ballista will be 10/10, so it will be fine.
August 1, 2024 2:38 p.m.