Ruined Rex
Does Ruined Rex's Deathknell deal damage before or after units are healed at the end of combat?
After. The combat heal is part of the same cleanup that queues the trigger, and the trigger does not resolve until that cleanup has run to completion.
When Ruined Rex dies with lethal damage during a combat cleanup, the steps run in this order:
- Step 3a — Ruined Rex's Deathknell trigger is added to the chain as a pending item.[323.4][808.1.d.2]
- Step 3b — Ruined Rex is moved to the trash.[323.5]
- Step 3c — All units are healed. This step is inserted by the combat special cleanup.[466.1.a.1]
The pending trigger does not begin finalization until the cleanup task is complete.[334] After the cleanup, the trigger is finalized and its target is chosen. Once no pending items remain, players receive priority before the trigger resolves.[337.4] If it is not countered, it eventually resolves and deals 4 damage to the chosen enemy unit.
Can Ruined Rex's Deathknell target the Mech tokens created by Ferrous Forerunner's Deathknell, if both die at the same time?
No. Ruined Rex chooses its target before Ferrous Forerunner creates its Mech tokens.
Ruined Rex chooses its target during finalization,[355.5] while Ferrous Forerunner creates its Mechs only when its ability resolves. Regardless of finalization order, those Mechs do not exist when Rex chooses its target.
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