New Posts For Thread: Priority vs. abilitieshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29773979/Priority_vs._abilitiesAs an example, if I cast krenko's mob boss and I have a goblin on the battlefield that gives all goblins haste. I now tap the 'Boss' to get my little goblinoids and my opponent then casts a burn spell to get rid oThanks everyone, that is what I thought I just couldn't explain it. Now I know about the 'ability being independent of its source'. Much appreciated.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29773979/Priority_vs._abilities?post_id=529069241#529069241Thanks everyone, that is what I thought I just couldn't explain it. Now I know about the 'ability being independent of its source'. Much appreciated.Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:11:58 -0600In both cases Krenko's ability will resolve and you will still get the goblins.Removing the source of an ability doesn not counter the ability.Note that Krenko's ability doesn't count the number of goblins you have until it resolves, so destroying hihttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29773979/Priority_vs._abilities?post_id=529068861#529068861In both cases Krenko's ability will resolve and you will still get the goblins.Removing the source of an ability doesn not counter the ability.Note that Krenko's ability doesn't count the number of goblins you have until it resolves, so destroying hiFri, 15 Feb 2013 14:01:40 -0600Krenko, Mob Boss .You are correct. Abilities are independent of their source, killing him will not remove his ability from the stack, it will still resolve, you will still get your goblins.They would need a stiflehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29773979/Priority_vs._abilities?post_id=529068807#529068807Krenko, Mob Boss .You are correct. Abilities are independent of their source, killing him will not remove his ability from the stack, it will still resolve, you will still get your goblins.They would need a stifleFri, 15 Feb 2013 14:00:25 -0600You'll get your goblin tokens in either case.In case 1, you'll get the goblin tokens because of this rule:And, in the other scenario, you're of course fine, because you'll have priority to activate Krenko's ability in response to the burn spell.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29773979/Priority_vs._abilities?post_id=529068797#529068797You'll get your goblin tokens in either case.In case 1, you'll get the goblin tokens because of this rule:And, in the other scenario, you're of course fine, because you'll have priority to activate Krenko's ability in response to the burn spell.Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:00:14 -0600As an example, if I cast krenko's mob boss and I have a goblin on the battlefield that gives all goblins haste. I now tap the 'Boss' to get my little goblinoids and my opponent then casts a burn spell to get rid ohttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29773979/Priority_vs._abilities?post_id=529068621#529068621As an example, if I cast krenko's mob boss and I have a goblin on the battlefield that gives all goblins haste. I now tap the 'Boss' to get my little goblinoids and my opponent then casts a burn spell to get rid oFri, 15 Feb 2013 13:56:16 -0600