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Title: Rules question about a combo
Post by: Noblellama on February 26, 2014, 01:46:26 PM
I need to know how {aether rift} treats {Emrakul of aeons torn} if Emmy is the card being chucked???Can I get some help?
Title: Re: Rules question about a combo
Post by: FustyDavorite on February 26, 2014, 02:33:35 PM
from  {Æther Rift} Gatherer rulings:
"The card is actually a discard, so anything that triggers on a discard will trigger. Such abilities will wait to go on the stack until after this ability has completely resolved."
Title: Re: Rules question about a combo
Post by: FustyDavorite on February 26, 2014, 02:36:23 PM
If your opponent pays 5 life they're stupid lol
Title: Re: Rules question about a combo
Post by: rarehuntertay on February 26, 2014, 02:37:48 PM
At least your graveyard will get shuffled back in regardless...
Title: Re: Rules question about a combo
Post by: FustyDavorite on February 26, 2014, 02:39:08 PM
Quote from: Noblellama on February 26, 2014, 02:37:27 PM
Would you pay 5 life or let me get Emrakul for free?
OH I read it wrong. Don't mind me. Hehehehe
Title: Re: Rules question about a combo
Post by: MuggyWuggy on February 26, 2014, 02:39:44 PM
Wouldn't Emmy actually shuffle himself in on the stack?

Title: Re: Rules question about a combo
Post by: FustyDavorite on February 26, 2014, 02:41:45 PM
Quote from: Muggywuggy on February 26, 2014, 02:39:44 PM
Wouldn't Emmy actually shuffle himself in on the stack?
yeah he would! Regardless of whether or not he's still in the graveyard when that ability is on the stack, he would get shuffled in. So don't pay the 5 life everyone. He's leaving anyhow.
Title: Re: Rules question about a combo
Post by: rarehuntertay on February 26, 2014, 02:42:32 PM
No. His trigger would activate, but aether rift effect would have to resolve fully. You either 1a) get him out, or
1b) opponent pays the 5 life.
2) Then emmy's ability would resolve.
Title: Re: Rules question about a combo
Post by: rarehuntertay on February 26, 2014, 02:47:08 PM
Yes. Either you get Emrakul or opponent pays 5 life. Either way your graveyard gets shuffled in.

10/1/2009: First, the card is discarded. Then, in turn order, each player is given the option to pay 5 life. Then, if no player paid 5 life, the card is put onto the battlefield from the graveyard.
10/1/2009: The card is actually discard, so anything which triggers on a discard will trigger. Such abilities will wait to go on the stack until after this ability has completely resolved.
Title: Re: Rules question about a combo
Post by: rarehuntertay on February 26, 2014, 02:50:35 PM
Quote from: FustyDavorite on February 26, 2014, 02:48:25 PM
Here's what would happen:
You discard emrakul vie aether rift. Then, because of awther rift's ruling, emrakul enter the graveyard ability would wait to go onto the stack until aether rift's ability had completely resolved. So say no one pays the 5 life. The ability resolves entirely, emrakul enters the field and it's enter the graveyard ability goes onto the stack because it had entered a graveyard. It gets shuffled into the library along with the graveyard.

If no one paid 5 life, the emrakul will not get shuffled because it is no longer in the grave.
Title: Re: Rules question about a combo
Post by: FustyDavorite on February 26, 2014, 02:53:46 PM
Quote from: rarehuntertay on February 26, 2014, 02:50:35 PM
Quote from: FustyDavorite on February 26, 2014, 02:48:25 PM
Here's what would happen:
You discard emrakul vie aether rift. Then, because of awther rift's ruling, emrakul enter the graveyard ability would wait to go onto the stack until aether rift's ability had completely resolved. So say no one pays the 5 life. The ability resolves entirely, emrakul enters the field and it's enter the graveyard ability goes onto the stack because it had entered a graveyard. It gets shuffled into the library along with the graveyard.

If no one paid 5 life, the emrakul will not get shuffled because it is no longer in the grave.
darn. Sorry, I thought Emrakul's ability was stated differently than it was. Post deleted! I succeed.
Title: Re: Rules question about a combo
Post by: particle on February 26, 2014, 02:55:43 PM
seems like these rulings conflict, Test?
Title: Re: Rules question about a combo
Post by: FustyDavorite on February 26, 2014, 02:57:31 PM
Rarehunter nailed the second ruling. No conflict here.
Title: Re: Rules question about a combo
Post by: particle on February 26, 2014, 03:02:05 PM
but my question is about the triggered ability after emrakul is back on the field. is this emrakul a new object and cant be found by the shuffle emrakul and graveyard into library?
Title: Re: Rules question about a combo
Post by: rarehuntertay on February 26, 2014, 03:06:00 PM
The wording on Emmy just says graveyard. So Emmy breaks free from grave, how would it shuffle itself if it's no longer in grave? Lol
Title: Re: Rules question about a combo
Post by: imFourth of Phils on February 26, 2014, 05:51:58 PM
i really dont understand much, meaning

discarded emra

opponents choose to pay 5 or not

pay 5, emra on grave then shuffle
or
dont pay 5, emra will put on battlefield or emra automatically shuffle itself and grave to library cu of its ability

sorry for poor english
Title: Re: Rules question about a combo
Post by: griffin131 on February 27, 2014, 07:27:24 AM
Let's assume your opponent is dumb.
Emmy hits the graveyard. Emmys trigger on the stack after Rift. Opponent opts to not pay 5 life.
Emmy enters battlefield. Rift is done resolving.
Emmys trigger resolves, you shuffle your graveyard into your library and move one. Emmy stays on the battlefield.
Title: Re: Rules question about a combo
Post by: MtJesus-Johnson on February 27, 2014, 12:10:21 PM
Quote from: imFourth of Phils on February 26, 2014, 05:51:58 PM
i really dont understand much, meaning

discarded emra

opponents choose to pay 5 or not

pay 5, emra on grave then shuffle
or
dont pay 5, emra will put on battlefield or emra automatically shuffle itself and grave to library cu of its ability

sorry for poor english
Emmy's ability states that the graveyard is shuffled-it actually has nothing to do with him. :D