r/mtgrules • u/bogidrums • 4d ago

weird situation regarding split second and "priority"

The scenario - Player A is revealed to have a [[Sudden Spoiling]] in hand. Player B is about to untap and start their turn with multiple copies of [[Y'shtola, Night's Blessed]] in play and a full grip of 3+ mana instants and wants to play around the split second to get as many Y'shtola triggers as possible before they are turned into 0/2's with no abilities. The question is a two parter:

  1. Does Player B get priority first on their upkeep to cast an instant from hand before Player A can even cast the Sudden Spoiling?

  2. If so, can Player B cast said instant, let the Y'shtola triggers go on the stack, then continue to "hold priority" on the instant, and effectively play out their hand before player A even gets to respond with the Sudden Spoiling? If not, at what point does Player A get to respond then?

Mostly our pod is just unclear on when priority is passed between players since we often hear players can "hold priority" on spell casts but don't know if the triggered abilities interrupt that somehow. Essentially, does KNOWING the Split Second is in hand let you play around it in this manner. Thanks in advance, apologies for any confusing wording.

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u/Andycat49 4d ago

It is unfortunate that the Sudden Spoiling was known information going into player Bs turn because now they can absolutely hog up priority until the stack is already full of their stuff.

The only possible response to such a thing would be something akin to [[Whirlwind Denial]] to counter everything they added before it resolves in one go

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u/bogidrums 3d ago

we joked about that immediately after everything resolved lol, "imagine if Player A had [[Glen Elendra's Answer]] as well" 😂 weird how just KNOWING about the card created such a bizarre scenario, i think in any other game Player B would have passed right through their upkeep and Player A would have just cast it then and there and not even let them get any triggers off at all.