Revelation

Killing Fields, The

Killing Fields, The (1984) IMDB rating: 7.90 Plot: Sydney Schanberg is a New York Times journalist convering the civil war in Cambodia. Together with local representative Dith Pran, they cover some of the tragedy and madness of the war. When the Americans forces leave, Dith Pran sends his family with them, but stays behind himself to help Schanberg cover the event. As an American, Schanberg won’t have any trouble leaving the country, but the situation is different for Pran; he’s a local, and the Khmer Rouge are moving in.

Actors: Waterston Sam,Ngor Haing S.,Malkovich John,Sands Julian,Nelson Craig T.,Gray Spalding,Paterson Bill,Fugard Athol,Kennedy Graham,Pierpaoli Oliver,Chey Edward Entero,Bird Tom,Sisowath Monirak,Dtangpaibool Lambool,History,Drama,War,

The Stack Magic: The Gathering Question?
112.7a. Once activated or triggered, an ability exists on the stack independently of its source. Destruction or removal of the source after that time won’t affect the ability.

Garruk Wildspeaker (planeswalk) summoned out of the battlefield.
On the opposing side the player had a Vampire Hexmage on the field decided to sac her in response of Garruk being summon. Is this possible?
Or I wanted to ask, can Vampire Hexmage kill planeswalker right when they come out to avoid them using their ability.
Or the player who summon Garruk gets priories to use the planeswalker’s abilities, over all instant killing spell such as lightning bolt, or abilities such as hexmage?

Lastly. rule 112.7a.

If a player were to use merfolk looter ability (tap) draw a card, then discard a card.
The opposing player in respond to that abilities uses disfigure (target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn).

Does that mean even if you path of exile or destroy spell or abilities, they cannot stop merfolk looter’s controller to draw, then discard a card? if its a yes then that mean no matter what creatures abilities will always go through?

please clarify that thank you everyone.

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1. Garruk isn’t a legal target for the Hexmage until it resolves and enters the battlefield – until then, Garruk isn’t a permanent. The Hexmage’s controller will have to wait for Garruk to resolve. However, as soon as it does, Garruk’s controller gets priority and can use it to activate an ability. By the time the Hexmage’s controller get a chance to sacrifice it, one of Garruk’s abilities is already on the stack. And as rule 112.7a says, the ability will resolve regardless of what happens to Garruk.

Keep in mind that this is only how it works if Garruk is played normally. If it’s played through, say, cascade, that means that when Garruk resolves there’s still something on the stack (the cascade spell), so and since planeswalker abilities can only be activated at sorcery speed, he can’t use one of his abilities. Hexmage can be sacrificed here to prevent Garruk’s controller from using an ability.

2. Yes, same sort of situation. Once the Merfolk’s ability has been activated, it exists independantly of the Merfolk itself. Even if the Merfolk leaves play somehow, the ability will still resolve as normal, causing you to draw and then discard.
Arix | Feb 01, 2010

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You are correct on both counts (so long as the Garruk controller isn’t foolish and domes something other than use a Garruk ability the moment it hits the battlefield). There are some abilities that can practically be negated by killing the controller, though, such as killing Gala Bed Thief as soon as it hits the battlefield if it is the only Ally that player controls.
MagicianTrent | Feb 02, 2010

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1. once garruk comes into play, then the hexmage can be saced to kill garruk. he can’t activate his ability at instant speed, so he will die without using an ability.

2. tap abilities can’t be responded to. so no, you can’t stop the looter.
Bob M | Feb 02, 2010

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the planeswalker gains priority. so in simple terms yes..you can play the ability before they hex it.
same goes with jace come into play and player plays lightning bolt. you have the priority to activate his ability. (this only works if the planeswalker just came into play)

on the other rule.
merfolk looter is activate and target opponent uses its ability in response player can use disfigure/path to exile to fizzle the ability.
the only way the ability would go through would be if the player played disfigure/ path to exile first.
the controller of merfolk looter then has priority to respond
jettytooty | Feb 03, 2010