What is the order of cleaning up a combat step, including when units go to trash, when Deathknell triggers, and when Zhonya takes effect?
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Ruling: Units go to trash during step 2a/2b of cleanup. Deathknell triggers and becomes pending when cleaning up units that have taken lethal damage, then finalizes and goes on a chain before step 2 of combat resolution. Zhonya triggers as a replacement effect when a unit dies during cleanup.
Sequence:
- Step 1: Combat resolution occurs
- Step 2a/2b of cleanup: Units go to trash
- During cleanup: Deathknell triggers and becomes pending for units that took lethal damage
- Before step 2 of combat resolution: Deathknell finalizes and goes on chain
Nuances:
- Zhonya is a replacement effect that ignores the chain, so it triggers immediately when a unit would die during cleanup
- If Zhonya saves a unit, Deathknell will not trigger for that unit since it didn't actually die
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