When using Baited Hook to kill Watchful Sentry (which has a deathknell), what is the order of resolution for the deathknell trigger, the card played from Baited Hook, and Karma's trigger?

Ruling: When Baited Hook kills Watchful Sentry, all pending triggers finalize in the order they went on the chain: deathknell finalizes first, then the unit played with Baited Hook finalizes and resolves immediately, then Karma's trigger finalizes last (and can choose the unit played with Hook).

Sequence:

  • Baited Hook ability goes on the chain targeting Sentry
  • Baited Hook resolves: controller kills Sentry (deathknell pending), looks at 5 cards, banishes and plays one (that card pending), recycles the rest (Karma trigger pending)
  • All pending items finalize in chain order: deathknell first, then the played unit (which resolves immediately, with any WYPM pending), then Karma trigger
  • After cleanup, if there's a WYPM it finalizes
  • Players get priority between each item resolving on the chain

Nuances:

  • Karma can choose the unit played with Baited Hook since it finalizes after that unit
  • If the played unit has a WYPM (When You Play Me), it becomes pending on the chain and finalizes after another cleanup step