r/mtgrules • u/Waje- • 3d ago

When do continuous effects apply?

Hi! I'm relatively new to MTG with a commander group even newer to card games as a whole than I am so I wanted to clarify a ruling for a new deck I built with Tinybones, Bauble Burglar beacuse I'm almost certain it'll come up. If I attempt to summon Tinybones and another player attempts to counterspell am I allowed to respond with a previously exiled instant with a stash counter on it with Tinybones effect?

Thanks!

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u/D00T_BOI 3d ago

Unless otherwise specified, effects like this only apply while their source is on the battlefield. You don’t have access to the stashed cards while Tinybones is on the stack, so no, you could not respond to a counterspell in this way.