Dusting off my Confiscation

[PerfectZelgadis]

Ok here's the question. Its player A's Turn, Player A has 3 cards in hand, and an empty field. Player B has 2 face down S/T's

Player A activates Confiscation, and pays 1000 lifepoints.

Player B shows his hand, revealing: Snatch Steal, Premature Burial, Sacred Pheonix Nephthys, and Swords of Revealing Light.

Player A Selects Snatch Steal.

Player B Activates Dust Tornado and uses it to set his Snatch Steal.

Now I ruled that this wasn't legal because he had missed the timing, and the card had already resolved. Someone please let me know If I was correct, because this scenario could happen again on considering the current meta.

 

[skey23]

I'm afraid this would not be a legal move. The player would have had to chained "Dust Tornado" to the activation of "Confiscation" in order to be able to set the card he wanted to 'save'. Since he waited until the opponent was picking the card, then "Confiscation" was already in the middle of resolving and that resolution cannot be interrupted.

You were correct!..yay!

 

[Jathro]

What is he activating Dust Tornado in response to? I agree, seems like a missing the timing thing as well.

He would have had to activate Dust Tornado in response to the activation of Confiscation, and in this case, the timing has passed.

Also, wouldn't Dust Tornado need a valid target to destroy? Confiscation isn't valid in this case because it would already be in the Graveyard.

EDIT: skey was much quicker on the draw.

 

[Tonylaudat]

Consifcation would be a legal target for Dust Tornado, since it would remain on the field until the current chain resolves. Normally there would be no point in using Dust Tornado in such a way (since destorying Consification in this was does not negate its effect), but it would allow use of Dust Tornado's second effect, allowing you to place a Spell or Trap Card (in this case Snatch Steal) face down on the field, and hide it from your opponet.

 

[Jathro]

But Dust Tornado cannot be activated in this case because it cannot be placed on a chain. Confiscation is in the middle of resolving. And I don't believe Dust Tornado can be activated in response to the selection of a card from Confiscation.

 

[Digital Jedi]

Right, like Skey said, he would have had to chained Dust Tornado to Confiscation's activation. You cannot activate any effects in the mid resolution of another effect, as was done in this scenario.

 

[anthonyj]

Dust Tornado would have to be chained to the activation of Confiscation. Thus when the chain resolved you could certainly choose to set Premature Burial, Swords of Revealing Light, or Snatch Steal but this would be before Confiscation resolved so the opponent has not yet looked at your hand and chosen a card.

 

[John Danker]

The selection of the card in your opponent's hand is part of the resolution of Confiscation, Dust Tornado can't be added to the chain during resolution.

 

[BenjaminMS]

What you said was true Zelgadis -> missed timing

 

[PerfectZelgadis]

Good this guy wanted to get up in my face about it. Thanks a lot guys.