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When Volibear, Furious attacks into Reaver's Row, what is the order of trigger resolution?
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Ruling: Reaver's Row's "When you defend" trigger resolves first, allowing the defender to move a unit to base before Volibear's "When I attack" trigger resolves and deals damage.
Sequence:
- Volibear moves to Reaver's Row to initiate combat
- Volibear's "When I attack" trigger is placed on the chain first (attacker places triggers before defender)
- Reaver's Row's "When you defend" trigger is placed on the chain second (defender places triggers last)
- Both players may play reaction cards
- Chain resolves in Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) order:
- Reaver's Row resolves first: defender chooses whether to move a unit back to base
- Volibear's trigger resolves second: deals 5 split damage to remaining valid targets
Nuances:
- Targets must be chosen when triggers are placed on the chain, before any resolution occurs
- If Volibear targeted a unit that was moved to base by Reaver's Row, that unit is no longer a valid target when Volibear's damage resolves and takes no damage
- The key principle is that while attackers place triggers on the chain first, defenders' triggers resolve first due to LIFO resolution order
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