Goblin Welder + Baleful Strix + Sword of the Meek

[SirTylerGalt]

I use Goblin Welder to exchange the Sword of the Meek in play for the Baleful Strix in my graveyard.

Do I get to return Sword of the Meek into play, equipped on my Baleful Strix?

[Higgs]

I don't know the answer to your question but I'm extremely curious about the deck in which this interaction became relevant :)

[Tylert]

I use Goblin Welder to exchange the Sword of the Meek in play for the Baleful Strix in my graveyard.

Do I get to return Sword of the Meek into play, equipped on my Baleful Strix?

My opinion would be that when you resolve welder's ability, strix is put into play and sword in the graveyard at the same time and after that, triggers go on the stack.
So sword of the meek trigger because it is in the graveyard when strix enters the battlefield.

[SirTylerGalt]

I don't know the answer to your question but I'm extremely curious about the deck in which this interaction became relevant :)

I'm considering a Grixis Control deck (kind of a mashup between a controlling version of U/R Painter with Top, Intuition, Transmute Artifact, Goblin Welder, Wurmcoil Engine... and a U/B Planeswalker Staxx list with Tezzeret, Strix, Thopter/Sword). But that should be discussed in another forum, since this one is for rule interactions ;)



My opinion would be that when you resolve welder's ability, strix is put into play and sword in the graveyard at the same time and after that, triggers go on the stack.
So sword of the meek trigger because it is in the graveyard when strix enters the battlefield.

That's also my intuition. Kind of like the interaction between Scapeshift and Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle, where the Moutains come into play at the same time as the Valakut. I'm interested if anyone can point me to the relevant rulings though :)

[alastair]

This works. Weld Sword to get Strix, Strix triggers Sword and equips. (I'm no judge though)

As an aside, i'd be interested in discussing as I've been looking at shoehorning welder into a more stax UB Walkers list. Retain Chalice etc, bring is Cavern. But the mana gets really sketchy, and I find myself wanting Painter/Grind, Thoper/Sword, Jace/Tezz, and a few critters & taxes. Usually far more than 60 cards.

[SirTylerGalt]

This works. Weld Sword to get Strix, Strix triggers Sword and equips. (I'm no judge though)

As an aside, i'd be interested in discussing as I've been looking at shoehorning welder into a more stax UB Walkers list. Retain Chalice etc, bring is Cavern. But the mana gets really sketchy, and I find myself wanting Painter/Grind, Thoper/Sword, Jace/Tezz, and a few critters & taxes. Usually far more than 60 cards.

I'm working on a Grixis Control deck like that. I struggle with the same problems you do. Though I would just drop Chalice to get Welder, Brainstorm, and SDT :) I suggest we go over to http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?24101-Goblin-Welder-Baleful-Strix-Thopter-Foundry-Sword-of-the-Meek to discuss it though, because we are not supposed to be discussing brews in this forum, which is reserved for card interactions and rulings ;)