! I have a question regarding a past ruling of yours. I’ll post this ruling here again: 54 – I’ve got a…

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! I have a question regarding a past ruling of yours. I’ll post this ruling here again: 54 – I’ve got a rather confusing timing situation that might help us understand better how events, interrupts, and the like all interact. Scenario is: Shadowcat in solid form plays Haymaker, targeting an enemy with Hidden in the Clutter attached. Hidden in the Clutter triggers, and has 3 effects: Place damage on it instead, Enemy attacks you, Discard Hidden in the Clutter. Suppose Shadowcat defends the attack. So, my questions are: 1) When in that process is Haymaker discarded? 2) When does Solid’s response trigger? 3) Assuming she chooses to flip, when does Phased’s response trigger (or does it trigger at all)? I’ll lay it out in steps to make it easier to follow: Shadowcat in Solid form plays Haymaker. Haymaker remains on the table as it’s resolved.

Hidden in the Clutter’s Forced Interrupt triggers from Haymaker’s damage and resolves in full. All damage from Haymaker is redirected to Hidden in the Clutter, and the attached enemy initiates an attack against Shadowcat. Shadowcat chooses whether to defend, and the enemy attack resolves as normal. After the enemy attack, Responses to that attack can trigger, including Shadowcat’s mass form if she defended the attack. Hidden in the Clutter is discarded; this indicates the closing of the Interrupt window for having played Haymaker. Haymaker is discarded. Responses to playing Haymaker can trigger here, including Shadowcat’s mass form. Now my question: In the Reference Rules 1.6 under “Activation” the last bullt point states: “If an effect initiates an activation during the resolution of another activation, the newly initiated activation resolves after the current activation has finished resolving.” How does this work together with the above ruling, where “Hidden in the Clutter” initates a new activation within the attack activation of Shadowcat

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— Alex