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Bronze Bombshell

Artifact Creature — Construct

Dissension

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When a player other than this creature's owner controls it, that player sacrifices it. If the player does, this creature deals 7 damage to the player.

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Assault Strobe

Sorcery

Scars of Mirrodin

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Target creature gains double strike until end of turn. (It deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)

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Date Posted: Wed Nov/25/15 at 8:41 am

knarf_the_dwarf

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Joined: 30-Nov-11

"donate" the equipped bombshell to opp: no one wins

5/1/2006: This ability is a state trigger. Once it triggers, it won't trigger again while the ability is on the stack. If the triggered ability leaves the stack and the creature is still on the battlefield under the control of a player other than its owner, the ability will immediately trigger again.

Date Posted: Wed Nov/25/15 at 9:22am

Jacobscrowbar

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Joined: 18-Nov-15

How does donating this creature cause the game to end in a draw? As far as I can tell, they just get a creature they can't use. Bombshell can't be sacrificed which overrides it's sacrifice effect. But it doesn't hinder any other actions or effects.

Date Posted: Wed Nov/25/15 at 12:07pm

gericault5

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Joined: 13-Oct-09

The reason is in the rule he quoted. Since it can be sacked it stays on the field, under the opponents control. This causes it to trigger again, which again resolved doing nothing, only to trigger again since its still under opponents control and so on
The game can only progress to the next phase if the stack is clear. Under this setup the stack will never clear, because as soon as it does there is another trigger. The game has to end since it can't progress past your opponents upkeep step

Date Posted: Wed Nov/25/15 at 1:40pm

Atogatog

Posts: 125
Joined: 20-Apr-11

doesn't the next line of rulings text say that this won't work?

Bronze Bombshell deals 7 damage only if it was sacrificed as a result of its ability. If it leaves the battlefield or changes controllers before the ability resolves, it can't be sacrificed and won't deal damage.

Date Posted: Wed Nov/25/15 at 4:29pm

knarf_the_dwarf

Posts: 1370
Joined: 30-Nov-11

no, the next line covers things like:
- I activate Homeward Path 2nd ability as Response to the BS trigger
- I cast unsummon on the BS as Response to the BS trigger

Both result in that on Resolution of BS triggered ability the BS is either no longer on he battlefield or under opps control. Both means: you cannot sacrifice BS according to the BS triggered ability.

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