EVENT-DRIVEN EFFECTS

Triggered Abilities

A triggered ability queues because its authored event happened. The engine resolves those queued effects in order, and an effect can require a target or a choice before it finishes.

Common timings

Cards can trigger at the start or end of a turn, when a permanent enters or leaves play, after damage, or when a specified card action occurs. The ability’s text identifies the event and its effect; it may also identify a limitation such as “once each turn.”

Read the prompt

When a trigger creates a choice, the legal options shown by the match are the available options for that board state. The full card text remains the source of truth.