+ * My Sharuum EDH deck uses the standard Sharuum + Clone Effect + Blood Artist as one of the win + * conditions, but when I have Sharuum in plan and play a Clever Impersonator, targetting Sharuum + * and choose to keep the Clever Impersonator and send the original Sharuum to the graveyard Xmage + * never gives me the option to use the Sharuum Ability that the Clever Impersonator should get, * making the combo not work. - * - * I run a Sharuum EDH deck that wins by cloning Sharuum for infinite death triggers. I know the rules + *
+ * I run a Sharuum EDH deck that wins by cloning Sharuum for infinite death triggers. I know the rules * check out on this combo irl, but no matter how I stack the triggers for cloning Sharuum and her enter * the battlefield effect it does not work. It either ends with Sharuum in my graveyard or the reanimate * effect hits the stack before the legend rule applies - * - [1] Sharuum the Hegemon is on the battlefield. - [2] You cast Clone (or any other Clone-like card). - [3] When Clone resolves, you choose Sharuum for the replacement effect. - [4] Since fake-Sharuum entered the battlefield, its EtB ability triggers. - [5] State-based actions are checked and you are prompted to keep one Sharuum. You sacrifice real-Sharuum. - * 116.2a Triggered abilities can trigger at any time, including while a spell is being cast, an ability is being activated, or a spell or - * ability is resolving. (See rule 603, "Handling Triggered Abilities.") However, nothing actually happens at the time an ability triggers. - * Each time a player would receive priority, each ability that has triggered but hasn't yet been put on the stack is put on the stack. See rule 116.5 - * 116.5. Each time a player would get priority, the game first performs all applicable state-based actions as a single event (see rule 704, - * "State-Based Actions"), then repeats this process until no state-based actions are performed. Then triggered abilities are put on the stack - * (see rule 603, "Handling Triggered Abilities"). These steps repeat in order until no further state-based actions are performed and no abilities - * trigger. Then the player who would have received priority does so. - [6] Once State-based actions are finished, triggered abilities go on the stack. You put the EtB from [4] choosing real-Sharuum. - [7] Real-Sharuum enters the battlefield. - [8] Rinse and repeat. - * + *
+ * [1] Sharuum the Hegemon is on the battlefield. + * [2] You cast Clone (or any other Clone-like card). + * [3] When Clone resolves, you choose Sharuum for the replacement effect. + * [4] Since fake-Sharuum entered the battlefield, its EtB ability triggers. + * [5] State-based actions are checked and you are prompted to keep one Sharuum. You sacrifice real-Sharuum. + * 116.2a Triggered abilities can trigger at any time, including while a spell is being cast, an ability is being activated, or a spell or + * ability is resolving. (See rule 603, "Handling Triggered Abilities.") However, nothing actually happens at the time an ability triggers. + * Each time a player would receive priority, each ability that has triggered but hasn't yet been put on the stack is put on the stack. See rule 116.5 + * 116.5. Each time a player would get priority, the game first performs all applicable state-based actions as a single event (see rule 704, + * "State-Based Actions"), then repeats this process until no state-based actions are performed. Then triggered abilities are put on the stack + * (see rule 603, "Handling Triggered Abilities"). These steps repeat in order until no further state-based actions are performed and no abilities + * trigger. Then the player who would have received priority does so. + * [6] Once State-based actions are finished, triggered abilities go on the stack. You put the EtB from [4] choosing real-Sharuum. + * [7] Real-Sharuum enters the battlefield. + * [8] Rinse and repeat. */ @Test public void testCloneTriggered() { @@ -59,17 +56,26 @@ public class SharuumTheHegemonTest extends CardTestPlayerBase { setChoice(playerA, "Sharuum the Hegemon"); // what creature to clone addTarget(playerA, "Sharuum the Hegemon[only copy]"); // which legend to keep - setChoice(playerA, "Yes"); - - addTarget(playerA, "Sharuum the Hegemon[only copy]"); // which legend to keep - setChoice(playerA, "Yes"); + setChoice(playerA, "Whenever {this} or another creature dies"); // blood first + addTarget(playerA, playerB); // damage by blood + setChoice(playerA, "Yes"); // return + addTarget(playerA, "Sharuum the Hegemon"); // return real sharuum addTarget(playerA, "Sharuum the Hegemon[only copy]"); // which legend to keep - setChoice(playerA, "Yes"); + setChoice(playerA, "Whenever {this} or another creature dies"); // blood first + addTarget(playerA, playerB); // damage by blood + setChoice(playerA, "Yes"); // return + addTarget(playerA, "Sharuum the Hegemon"); // return real sharuum + + addTarget(playerA, "Sharuum the Hegemon[only copy]"); // which legend to keep + setChoice(playerA, "Whenever {this} or another creature dies"); // blood first + addTarget(playerA, playerB); // damage by blood + setChoice(playerA, "Yes"); // return + addTarget(playerA, "Sharuum the Hegemon"); // return real sharuum addTarget(playerA, "Sharuum the Hegemon[only copy]"); // which legend to keep setChoice(playerA, "No"); // Don't use it anymore - + setStopAt(1, PhaseStep.END_TURN); execute(); @@ -77,7 +83,6 @@ public class SharuumTheHegemonTest extends CardTestPlayerBase { assertLife(playerB, 16); - } } \ No newline at end of file