How does the STACK work?

Asked by Jarrod_0067 14 years ago

Okay. Lets see if my reasoning is right or I have been playing totally wrong for 2 years.

The stack is where all the spells and abilities go unless otherwise specified before they resolve. In response to a player casting a spell or activating an ability, one the current person with priority passes priority, you can activate your own instant speed spells and abilities that go on top of the stack. This is repeated until all players pass priority in succession without activating spells or abilities within that time.

My question is: As the stack is resolving, do you still have a right to cast instant speed spells or activate instant speed abilities in response to a resolving card?

Leardawg says... #1

You can respond to something resolving off the stack before the next spell resolves off the stack.

October 26, 2010 8:07 a.m.

Jarrod_0067 says... #2

So if they Day of Judgment the field and you play Twisted Image , when Twisted Image resolves and you draw a card, if it happens to be a Cancel can you cast it and target the DOJ?

October 26, 2010 8:32 a.m.

Booken says... #3

No because Twisted Image is on top of the stack, not DoJ.

October 26, 2010 12:09 p.m.

xeratheenigma says... Accepted answer #4

yes you can target the day of judgement with cancel because twisted image has resolved and no longer is on the stack.

opponent plays DoJ it goes on the stack you respond with twisted image(this puts DoJ on the bottom of the stack.) you pass priority then your opponent passes priority. so twisted image resolves switching target creature's P/T then you draw cancel due to twisted image (now twisted image is no longer on the stack.) then you can cast cancel to respond to DoJ because it has not resolved yet and is still on the stack.

hope this helps

October 26, 2010 1:12 p.m.

Leardawg says... #5

xeratheenigma has it correct.

October 26, 2010 2:59 p.m.

Booken says... #6

I thought the stack resolved at once.

October 26, 2010 8:37 p.m.

xeratheenigma says... #7

nope the stack resolves one spell at a time it uses a "first in last out"(filo) method which means the last spell on the stack resolves first and the first spell put on the stack is the last to resolve

this allows you to put another spell on the stack right after or before a spell resolves

October 26, 2010 9:05 p.m.

KrazyCaley says... #8

I wrote an article on this, back in the day. Check it out!

October 27, 2010 6:10 a.m.

Jarrod_0067 says... #9

Where is it? I can't seem to find it

October 27, 2010 6:33 a.m.