What happens when your opponent draws a card with miracle while control a Consecrated Sphinx? If he or she chooses to reveal it, a couple things happen. Both the miracle ability and Consecrated Sphinx’s ability trigger, and they’re put on the stack in active player/nonactive player order (meaning the nonactive player’s ability goes on the stack last, so it’s on the top and resolves first).

If it’s your opponent’s turn, you’ll get to draw two cards off the Sphinx before your opponent’s miracle trigger resolves and allows him or her to cast the spell — good news for you if one of the two drawn cards is a counterspell!

However, if your opponent drew the miracle card on your own turn, such as by casting Think Twice, the miracle trigger will resolve first, your opponent has the chance to cast and resolve the miracle spell, then the Sphinx will draw you some cards (which may look a little funny if the miracle in question was Terminus).

Today’s Rules Tip written by
Jen Wong, Level 1 judge from Irvine, CA