{blind obedience}
How long can I wait to pay for the extort trigger? Do I have to pay the extra when I cast a creature spell, activate its ability then extort the spell?
Quote from: Imdowd80 on February 25, 2013, 11:41:42 PM
{blind obedience}
How long can I wait to pay for the extort trigger? Do I have to pay the extra when I cast a creature spell, activate its ability then extort the spell?
Like every other extort card you have the choice to pay after each spell is cast.
But can I do something inbetween. Like activate an ability
Are you trying to activate the ability in response to the spell being cast or the extort ability being placed on the stack (in both cases it will already be paid for when casting the spell)
However if you are trying to activate the ability of {Vizkopa Guildmage} when you cast it as a creature spell that will not be possible. As it will be a spell on the stack and not a creature on the field.
Simply put: you must choose to extort and pay the cost immediately upon casting a spell. You do not have time to do anything in between, or you will have missed the "cast" trigger.
You can, however, respond to your extort trigger with an instant or ability, which will the go on the stack on top of it, and will resolve before extort occurs. Aside from having to have paid the mana cost for the extort already, this will let you wedge a fast effect in there.
Quote from: Testset on February 26, 2013, 01:59:55 AM
Very specific order of events:
1) Spell A is cast while {Blind Obedience} is on the battlefield.
2) B.O.'s extort ability is triggered, placing itself on the stack, above Spell A (still waiting to resolve).
3) Following APNAP order, players may add more to the stack, which will all resolve in the appropriate order.
4) The extort trigger resolves, allowing you to now pay a mana to steal life. Should you decide not to pay it, the trigger is gone forever (no paying it later).
5) Spell A resolves.
Make sense?
Yes. I was hoping it would the trigger would stay around longer, but alas.