Question regarding Gyrus, Waker of Corpses trigger
Asked by Varatrixx 3 weeks ago
So I wanted to ask about the last part of Gyrus, Waker of Corpses
end of combat trigger.
If you use, let's say Sundial of the Infinite to effectively "stifle" the exiling of the token he created at the end of combat, will that trigger still happen again for that SAME token on my next end of combat?
Or another case, is that exile clause attached to the activation and thus resolution of the ability? Meaning if you stifle it once and never attack with Gyrus again after, would it never exile the token?
Rhadamanthus says... #2
Varatrixx: 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 this yourself using the "Mark as Answer" button on the response that you feel is the most helpful answer to your question.
Neotrup says... Accepted answer #1
Gyrus, Waker of Corpses
second ability creates a delayed triggered ability. If you end the turn before that ability triggers, it will still trigger the next time the applicable condition is met. That is, if you activate Sundial of the Infinite before the end of combat step on the turn you create the token, the ability will trigger to exile the token during your opponent's end of combat step on the next turn.
If you wait for the ability to trigger (which is what you most likely want to do anyways so that combat damage is dealt) and end the turn during your end of combat step, the ability will be exiled and fail to resolve, so you'll keep the token. Since it already triggered, it won't trigger again. If the ability was granted to the creature (such as if Gyrus
said "It gain's "Exile this token at end of combat"") that ability would trigger at ever end of combat step rather than just once. As written though, you'll keep the token.
TL;DR - Yes, you can use Sundial of the Infinite to "Stifle" the exile and keep the token.
December 30, 2024 10:55 a.m.