Golgari Rot Farm, Evolving Wilds

Hussalo · December 25, 2012, 05:23:17 PM

When you play {Golgari Rot Farm}, as it ETB, you return a land you control to your hand. Can I target {Evolving Wilds}, then as it is targeted, but before it resolves, can I then tap and sac it for the basic land it fetches and have it stay, or would the Rot Farm then bounce itself?

MisterJH · December 25, 2012, 05:44:21 PM

I dont think you could, i believe you could use the evolving wilds and then bounce the land it fetches

Keyeto · December 25, 2012, 05:46:28 PM

Quote from: MisterJH on December 25, 2012, 05:44:21 PM
I dont think you could, i believe you could use the evolving wilds and then bounce the land it fetches

This is correct. You don't bounce the land until the effect of the land resolves. If you sac the evolving wilds, you can't choose it, you would have to choose another land to bounce.

MisterJH · December 25, 2012, 05:50:35 PM

Weeeyooo go me

Keyeto · December 25, 2012, 06:10:51 PM

Just to make sure things are clear. This is because the land doesn't say "target land". It just has you return a land you control to your hand when it enters. It won't care if you sac your evolving wilds, it will still want a land put back in your hand.

Wally · December 25, 2012, 10:04:44 PM

Quote from: Hussalo on December 25, 2012, 05:23:17 PM
When you play {Golgari Rot Farm}, as it ETB, you return a land you control to your hand. Can I target {Evolving Wilds}, then as it is targeted, but before it resolves, can I then tap and sac it for the basic land it fetches and have it stay, or would the Rot Farm then bounce itself?

Keyeto · December 25, 2012, 11:34:27 PM

Quote from: Wally on December 25, 2012, 10:04:44 PM
Quote from: Hussalo on December 25, 2012, 05:23:17 PM
When you play {Golgari Rot Farm}, as it ETB, you return a land you control to your hand. Can I target {Evolving Wilds}, then as it is targeted, but before it resolves, can I then tap and sac it for the basic land it fetches and have it stay, or would the Rot Farm then bounce itself?

The ability on golgari rot farm and the other Ravinca bounce lands is a triggered ability that uses the stack and can be responded to as normal.

But the choice of which land to bounce is not made until the ability resolves as it does not target. You can't activate any other abilities whilst it is resolving and if you only control a evolving wilds when you play the bounceland if you activate the ability you will end up having to bounce either the rot farm or the land you just fetched.

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