When multiple triggered abilities are placed on the chain at the same time by the same controller, must all decisions related to those triggers (like choosing modes or targets) be announced when ordering them, or can decisions be made as each trigger resolves?
Ruling: When multiple triggered abilities are placed on the chain simultaneously, you decide their order immediately, but decisions related to how those effects resolve are made during resolution, not when ordering them on the chain.
Sequence:
- Multiple triggers go on the chain at the same time
- Controller decides the order of those triggers on the chain
- As each trigger resolves (in the ordered sequence), the controller makes decisions for that specific effect
Nuances:
- You can strategically order triggers to enable certain plays (e.g., ordering Qiyana to resolve first to draw a card, then use that card to pay for Rocket's recovery when it resolves)
- Players should still communicate clearly about chain order and announce changes to public information to maintain honest game state communication