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Mimic Vat vs. Leyline of the Void

This is a repost of my previously misplaced post

In a situation where my opponent has Leyine of the Void in his openning hand, is there anyway I could still use Mimic Vat to exile a card before Leyline exiles it?
Posted 09 December 2011 at 11:05

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bump. I'd like to know the answer to this question if anyone could? My grasp of the stack isn't quite perfected yet
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Posted 10 December 2011 at 23:46

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eh, being a sort of noobie myself at this sorta thing I'm not 100% sure but I do know that Leyline of the Void is a replacement effect*. Because of this, a creature never actually goes to the grave to be 'nommed' by Mimic vat but instead goes straight to RFG/Exile


Edit: Ah, see here. The 6th ruling down sums it up entirely.
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Posted 11 December 2011 at 09:24

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Since Leyline of the Void exiles the card, Mimic Vat cannot pick it up. For Mimic Vat's imprint ability to resolve, the card must hit the graveyard. As it reads on Leyline of the Void, the card is exiled instead, meaning that it never goes to the graveyard.
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Posted 13 December 2011 at 20:31

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Thanks everyone for the answers. Resigned to imprinting opponents monsters.
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Posted 19 December 2011 at 04:33

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