Damage dealt to a creature or planeswalker doesn’t destroy it. Likewise, the source of that damage doesn’t destroy it. Rather, state-based actions may destroy a creature or planeswalker, or otherwise put it into its owner’s graveyard, due to the results of the damage dealt to that permanent. See rule 704.
Are ETBS triggered abilities?
The wording of enters the battlefield abilities (“When X card enters the battlefield…”) place it firmly in the realm of triggered abilities, as those begin with “when,” “whenever,” or “at”. No ETB ability that I can think of starts with anything other than “when”.
What happens when an ability is not triggered?
An event that’s prevented or replaced won’t trigger anything. Example: An ability that triggers on damage being dealt won’t trigger if all the damage is prevented. 603.3 Once an ability has triggered, its controller puts it on the stack as an object that’s not a card the next time a player would receive priority.
How often does the triggered ability trigger in RuneScape?
If someone casts a spell that destroys all lands, the ability will trigger once for each land put into the graveyard during the spell’s resolution. 603.2d Some trigger events use the word “becomes” (for example, “becomes attached” or “becomes blocked”).
What kind of triggers do you get when you gain life?
If you love gaining life and getting triggered abilities out of it, you’ll want to run multiple lifelink creatures. Cards like Ajani’s Pridemate and Archangel of Thune will trigger for each lifelink creature you control that deals damage (attacking, blocking or otherwise).
What happens when an ability resolves in MTG?
As the ability resolves, that player’s life total is checked again. If that player has 39 or less life at this time, the ability is removed from the stack and has no effect. If that player has 40 or more life at this time, the ability resolves and that player wins the game.
