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Does an ability still resolve if its source leaves the battlefield in response?

Several community members give the same answer in the forum threads; no official ruling.

  • Dormammu · Community · 2013-05-02
  • dream_rpg · Community · 2013-05-02
  • utsutsu · Community · 2010-08-03
  • Santiago · Community · 2011-01-05
  • Locu · Community · 2021-01-22

Yes. Once an activated or triggered ability is on the stack it exists independently of its source and uses the source's last known information. Killing a creature in response to its enters-the-battlefield trigger or a tap ability does not stop it.

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