More Miracles! A frequent question about Miracles with targets is WHEN they target. For today’s question, more specifically, we’ll look at Revenge of the Hunted and Inkmoth Nexus.

I’ve heard a few people think that if you top-deck Revenge, you won’t have ‘time’ to animate Nexus to get the buff. However, this is incorrect. You don’t pick a target for your Revenge until you cast it, and you don’t cast it until the Miracle trigger begins to resolve. So, all you do is draw it, show it to your opponent and put the Miracle trigger on the stack, and animate your Nexus with the trigger waiting. By the time the miracle ability starts to resolve and you need to choose a target while you actually cast the spell, Nexus is ready and legal.

Today’s Rules Tip written by
Trevor Nuñez, Level 1 judge from Roswell, NM