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When Arcane Shift targets my Mindsplitter and an enemy Watchful Sentry, does the Sentry's controller draw from Deathknell before Mindsplitter's 'When you play me' effect resolves?

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FAQ #8672·asked by 121679855233400832·March 27, 2026·Rules v1.4·Asked before Vendetta
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Ruling: Mindsplitter's 'When you play me' ability resolves before Watchful Sentry's Deathknell. The opponent will discard a card from their hand before drawing from Deathknell.

Sequence:

  • Play Arcane Shift, it becomes a pending item
  • Finalize and resolve Arcane Shift in order: banish Mindsplitter, replay Mindsplitter (becomes pending), deal 3 damage to Sentry
  • During Arcane Shift cleanup, Sentry's Deathknell triggers from the lethal damage
  • Finalize pending items in FIFO order: Mindsplitter finalizes first, then Deathknell
  • When Mindsplitter (a unit) finalizes, it auto-resolves and its 'When you play me' ability triggers, becoming a new pending item
  • Continue finalizing: Deathknell finalizes, then the WYPM trigger finalizes
  • Resolve the chain in LIFO order: WYPM resolves first (discard), then Deathknell resolves (draw)

Nuances:

  • Pending items finalize in FIFO (first in, first out) order, but the chain resolves in LIFO (last in, first out) order
  • Units auto-resolve when finalized, which can create new pending items during the finalization process
  • Deathknell triggers are added as pending items during cleanup, before any pending items finalize
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