Can you use Flash to move units and prevent Dragon's Rage from causing units to strike each other?
Ruling: You can use Flash in response to Dragon's Rage, but the Dragon's Rage player doesn't choose which battlefield to move the targeted unit to until the spell resolves. If you Flash a unit to consolidate all your units in one location before Dragon's Rage resolves, the strike will be prevented because a unit cannot be moved to the same place it's currently at.
Sequence:
- Dragon's Rage is played, targeting one of your units
- You can respond with Flash before Dragon's Rage resolves
- Dragon's Rage resolves: the caster chooses which battlefield to move the targeted unit to
- If all your units are in the same location after Flash, the targeted unit cannot be moved there (can't move to same place) and no strike occurs
- If your units are in different locations, Dragon's Rage can move the targeted unit to strike one of them
Nuances:
- When Dragon's Rage is triggered, only the target unit is declared, not the destination battlefield
- You cannot wait until after the unit has been moved to a battlefield to use Flash to prevent the strike
- Moving a unit requires changing its location; you cannot move a unit to where it currently is