pandaman
02-03-2011, 03:13 AM
I Grindstoned my opponent's library in my first main phase. My opponent has an Aether Vial in play with one charge counter on it. I end my turn.
In my opponent's upkeep, my opponent stacks the Aether Vial trigger at the beginning of the upkeep to put a counter on it. It resolves and he does so, and then also in the upkeep stacks an Aether Vial activation, which resolves and he places a Jotun Grunt into play. He then attempts to stack Jotun Grunt's upkeep trigger.
It can't happen this way, because it's a triggered ability that must go on the stack at the beginning of the upkeep. If the Jotun Grunt is not in play at the beginning of the upkeep phase, the trigger cannot be stacked.
Am I correct?
In my opponent's upkeep, my opponent stacks the Aether Vial trigger at the beginning of the upkeep to put a counter on it. It resolves and he does so, and then also in the upkeep stacks an Aether Vial activation, which resolves and he places a Jotun Grunt into play. He then attempts to stack Jotun Grunt's upkeep trigger.
It can't happen this way, because it's a triggered ability that must go on the stack at the beginning of the upkeep. If the Jotun Grunt is not in play at the beginning of the upkeep phase, the trigger cannot be stacked.
Am I correct?