When conquering a battlefield where units die in the process, do death triggers (like Viktor/Deathknell) and conquer triggers (like Zaun Warrens) go on the chain at the same time, or does one happen before the other?
Ruling: Death triggers occur before conquer triggers. Units die first during the resolution step, triggering abilities like Deathknell and Viktor. After those triggers resolve, the battlefield is conquered and conquer triggers go on the chain.
Sequence:
- Units with lethal damage die during the resolution step
- Death triggers (Deathknell, Viktor, etc.) go on the chain
- Death triggers resolve
- Battlefield is conquered (if no defending units remain but attacking units do)
- Conquer triggers (like Zaun Warrens) go on the chain
- Conquer triggers resolve
Nuances:
- In the original example with Viktor, Gemcraft Seer, and Zaun Warrens: Vision triggers from Gemcraft Seer must resolve before Zaun Warrens triggers, even if you wanted to draw first
- Players can play reactions to triggered abilities during the resolution step, but cannot activate abilities
- The resolution step processes sequentially - each sub-step depends on the previous one completing