Where art thou Colossi?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:10 pm
Everybody knows Darksteel and Blighsteel Colossi have replacement effect preventing them from going into graveyard. That may be stupid (the thought not ruling) but I wonder what really happens when either Colossi gets milled? Let's look into specific scenario:
1. Player 1 casts Long-Term Plans for some card. Then he casts Brainstorm to draw that card.
2. Player 2 wants to prevent Player 1 from getting that card so he casts a spell to mill 5 cards of Player 1 library.
3. The second card milled this way is Darksteel Colossus
Now the uncertainty happens:
A. Colossus gets shuffled into library immediately during resolution of mill resulting in different order of next cards milled from top of library. In result searched card may not be milled.
or
B. Shuffling Colossus waits until mill resolution. Since Colossus is no longer in library (mill) nor graveyard (replacement effect), where did it go?
1. Player 1 casts Long-Term Plans for some card. Then he casts Brainstorm to draw that card.
2. Player 2 wants to prevent Player 1 from getting that card so he casts a spell to mill 5 cards of Player 1 library.
3. The second card milled this way is Darksteel Colossus
Now the uncertainty happens:
A. Colossus gets shuffled into library immediately during resolution of mill resulting in different order of next cards milled from top of library. In result searched card may not be milled.
or
B. Shuffling Colossus waits until mill resolution. Since Colossus is no longer in library (mill) nor graveyard (replacement effect), where did it go?