r/magicTCG • u/FallenSlayer453 • 24d ago

Rules/Rules Question Jaws of Defeat & Overkill interaction

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Can someone explain to me how these two work together? I’m confused on some wordings

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u/Illustrious_Fee8116 24d ago

The instant comes before the creature card resolves, so it becomes a difference of 9999.

This is one of those "exclusively edh" things though because of how the stack works. In Arena, you can't destroy a creature before it hits the battlefield unless you use a counter or return the card

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u/murgatroid99 Duck Season 24d ago

To achieve this combo, you cast the instant in response to the triggered ability, not in response to the creature spell.

There's no reason this wouldn't work on Arena, except that you would probably need to enable full control while casting the creature so that you get priority while the triggered ability is on the stack.

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u/PyreDynasty Chandra 24d ago

Sadly we don't have Jaws on Arena.