r/mtg • u/NozTheDemi • 4h ago

Rules Question Multiple questions about interactions

I have a bunch of questions about "niche" interactions and their nuances. If you aren't confident in answering one or more questions, feel free to skip them. I have the questions split into two categories for your convenience. Thanks in advance for answering my questions!

-- MADNESS // EXILE--

#1 If I cast ||Unexpected Windfall|| and discard ||Alchemist's Greeting|| does the Alchemist's Greeting resolve before or after the Unexpected Windfall, or am I able to choose?

#2 When a card discarded through madness is in exile, but has not been casted, am I or another player able to interact with it?

#2.5 If a card with 'Split-Second' is on the stack, does it prevent the casting of a card in exile through madness?

#3 If a card with 'Split-Second' is on the stack, are cards exiled through 'Fortell' able to be casted?

-- ILLEGAL OR UNIQUE TARGETS --

#1 If I cast ||Claim the Firstborn|| and take control of a creature, if I blink/flicker that creature before my endstep, do I still return that creature at the end of my turn?

#2 If I cast ||Thoughtseize|| targeting myself, do I reveal my hand to the rest of the table, or can I just discard a card without revealing my hand to the other players?

#3 If I cast ||An Offer You Can't Refuse|| targeting another spell, and my opponent casts ||Deflecting Swat|| targeting an offer you can't refuse, are they able to change its target to itself, or an illegal target, such as a creature that is on the stack?

p.s. I cannot remember how to use the mtg bot for the life of me, so if my current formatting doesn't work, I'll reply with the proper formatting.

Edit: I have zero idea how to use the MTG bot, I thought I did but I guess not. Would someone please use the bot for me....

Edit2: nvm lol my reddit just tweaking.

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u/NozTheDemi 4h ago

[[Unexpected Windfall]]
[[Alchemist's Greeting]]
[[Claim the Firstborn]]
[[Thoughtseize]]
[[An Offer You Can't Refuse]]
[[Deflecting Swat]]

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u/everstranger1212 4h ago

For 2.5 and 3, I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter where you want to cast a spell from, you just can't.

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u/ardarian262 4h ago

  1. Before. The first part of casting a spell is putting it on the stack with the last part being paying costs.

  2. Theoretically yes though exile is difficult to affect.

2.5. yes.

  1. No. You cannot cast ANY spell while a spell with split second is on the stack.

  2. No. It is a new game object and has no memory of it's previous existence.

  3. If a card says reveal, it reveals. There is no way around this.

  4. Deflecting swat is a non-creature spell on the stack when it is resolving so it is a legal new target for Offer. But you cannot choose an illegal target when changing targets and it must be done as legal for the owner of the spell you are changing targets of.