Favored Hoplite

[Mattao19]

{Favored Hoplite} and {Lightning Strike}

Say I have a FH in play and I cast {Titanic Strength} his heroic triggers and in response to the cast they LS my FH my FH lives bc his heroic triggers and I prevent all damage dealt to it right?

[DimirOverlord1300]

No lightning strike resolves first and kills it

[Mattao19]

No but doesn't Heroic trigger bc it's when a spell targets a creature so it's cast heroic triggers then prevents damage then prevents damage?

[DimirOverlord1300]

It's only a spell you control

[Mattao19]

Ya the titanic strength is mine

[DimirOverlord1300]

The stack order would go lightning, fh, titans strength. The lightning resolves first, and kills the Hoplite before heroic or titans strength triggers

[Mattao19]

Really?
Last time let me explain the order:
1. I cast {Titaninc Strength} on my FH
2. Opponent plays {Lightning Strike} on it
3. How does the stack go?

[DimirOverlord1300]

You cast titans strength, then heroic triggers, then lightning strike. The stack resolves in reverse order, so ls resolves first, killing the Hoplite before heroic resolves

[Mattao19]

Ok thanks

[Steerpike]

Your hoplite survives

Nothing in the stack even needs to resolve, hoplite just needs to be targeted and boom, prevent damage

[Mattao19]

That's what I thought too ok thanks

[Steerpike]

Further clarification from MtG Salvation


"Heroic abilities will resolve before the spell that caused them to trigger."

[Mattao19]

Ok sweet thanks bud

[Wackaman9001]

Hoplite dies. When you cast the strength, heroic goes on the stack, and then your opponent has the chance to cast spells. They cast the strike, pass priority, and then you pass too. Strike resolves, killing hoplite. Hoplite trigger tries to fire but fails, and same for the strength, due to lack of target

[Steerpike]

Again, "Heroic abilities will resolve before the spell that caused them to trigger." Which includes everything else in the stack.

The stack can go on for days, Nothing in the stack needs to resolve before Hoplite gets to prevent all his damage.

Heroic gets triggered by the legal targeting, not the resolution, of Titan's Strength.

You could counter a spell, but unless you played something like Silence, there's nothing you can do to prevent someone from casting and targeting to immediately activate their card's heroic ability.