If an opponent plays Promising Future and banishes Vanguard Armory, then I banish Salvage, can I target their Vanguard Armory with my Salvage?

Ruling: No, Salvage cannot target Vanguard Armory in this situation.

Sequence:

  • Promising Future puts all items on as pending first
  • Promising Future resolves
  • The permanents finalize in the cleanup immediately after Promising Future resolves
  • The permanents exit the chain and get "played" immediately after being finalized

Nuances:

  • Permanents do not finalize immediately; they exit the chain and get played immediately after being finalized