If there is a Pawn of Ulamog in play, and Day of Judgment resolves, does the pawn's controller get a spawn token for every one of their creatures, or just one for the pawn?
Asked by Kalani 13 years ago
Just what it says. DOes the pawn trigger for every every creature going to the yard, or just himself?
3rd time a variation on this question have been asked in the last 3 days. Must be something a lot of people wonder about. Absolutely correct btw
cnielsen05 says... Accepted answer #1
sporkife provided me with this rule yesterday for Glissa, the Traitor combined with card:Black Sun's Zenith. The answer is you get a token for every non-token creature you control going to the graveyard.
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603.6d Normally, objects that exist immediately after an event are checked to see if the event matched any trigger conditions. Continuous effects that exist at that time are used to determine what the trigger conditions are and what the objects involved in the event look like. However, some triggered abilities must be treated specially because the object with the ability may no longer be on the battlefield, may have moved to a hand or library, or may no longer be controlled by the appropriate player. The game has to look back in time to determine if these abilities trigger. Leaves-the-battlefield abilities, abilities that trigger when a permanent phases out, abilities that trigger when an object that all players can see is put into a hand or library, abilities that trigger specifically when an object becomes unattached, abilities that trigger when a player loses control of an object, and abilities that trigger when a player planeswalks away from a plane will trigger based on their existence, and the appearance of objects, prior to the event rather than afterward.
Example: Two creatures are on the battlefield along with an artifact that has the ability Whenever a creature is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you gain 1 life. Someone plays a spell that destroys all artifacts, creatures, and enchantments. The artifacts ability triggers twice, even though the artifact goes to its owners graveyard at the same time as the creatures.
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January 25, 2011 2:01 p.m.