CDavis7M wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 8:46 pm
Why would Forewarned is Forearmed's effect to reduce the number of an Assassin's attacks use "immediate" timing while Rank Upon Rank's effect of increasing the Assassin's strikes use Passive Condition timing?
Because otherwise it would not work.
If reduction of number of attacks and making the one isolated unable to be canceled would be declared then resource player could respond with Riven Gate, or at least with action that cancels single attack.
Please note that in first place the effects of FiF do not operate on attacks, they operate on sites, creatures, hazards. In second place they operate on attacks - isolated attack is unable to be canceled.
CDavis7M wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 8:46 pm
There is no basis in the rules for "immediate" timing of non-targeted effects being applied to particular targets. This is what Passive Conditions are for.
Did you mean by non-targeted effects the non-targeting effects?
If so, then yes for first sentence. There are no non-targeting effects applied to targets. There are non-targeting effects affecting objects.
Passive Conditions rules are for triggered actions.
CDavis7M wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 8:46 pm
A player cannot actually declare an effect that is not playable. If the player attempts to declare a card when the playability conditions are not satisfied, the card returns to their hand. The card's effects do not get declared and then fail to resolve. If an attack cannot be canceled, the conditions for cancelling it do not exist.
Yer for first, second sentence.
Player is able to declare Voices of Malice on Ringwraith/Ally unable to make cc. Player is able to declare Call of Home on character at Haven even if Elf-song is in play.
CDavis7M wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 8:46 pm
This literally makes no sense because "resolving an action" necessarily includes implementing that action. This is what "resolving" means in games. A "resolved" action HAS an effect -- the effect that was implemented. Maybe you mean: when it comes time to resolve the effect in the chain of effects, it cannot be resolved.
I do not think so. Action must resolve in first place, then it is eventually executed.
Narya's untapping action resolves even if there are some characters in company that are tapped but cannot untap.