Aluren question

[sigar]

I have Aluren in play.

Can I play Cavern Harpy, pass priority, he does nothing, it resolves, it's ability goes on the stack, then in respons to it's abilty cast Dream Stalker, pass priority again, he does nothing, it resolves, it's ability goes on the stack as well, then in respons to both comes-into-play abilities on the stack play Ghitu Slinger, pass priority, he does nothing, it resolves, it's ability goes on the stack, Slinger's ability shoots my opponent for 2, Dream Stalker's ability returns my Slinger to hand, Harpy's ability returns Dream Stalker to hand, without my opponent being able to respond to any of the 3 abilities when he lets Ghitu Slinger resolve and passes his priority or does he get priority every time a comes-into-play abilty goes on the stack?

Thanks in advance.

[Jacob Orlove]

In order for the top ability on the stack to resolve, both players must pass priority. If there are several abilities on the stack, players pass priority after each before the next one resolves.

So, while you can put all those triggers on the stack, your opponent will still get to respond to each one before it resolves.

Of course, you can always respond to him using Swords or the like by activating the Harpy's ability, returning Harpy to your hand, and replaying it to bounce your other creatures (with their various CIP abilities still on the stack).

[Anusien]

There are two issues at work here:
#1) Jacob is correct, you cannot have something on the stack resolve without both players passing priority
#2) It is possible to respond to your own items on the stack before your opponent would get priority.  So you can play Cavern Harpy and respond to its ability by playing another spell, and your opponent gets no chance to respond between the ability going on the stack and you playing the next ability or spell.  However, your opponent will still get a chance to respond when you are done with effects (and after each thing on the stack resolves).  So after you play all those effects, your opponent still gets a chance to respond to each creature's comes into play ability (or the creatures themselves once you pass priority).

Edit: I walk through the timings of some of this in more detail here: http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=33628.0

[sigar]

Okay, thank you both.

So, let's say all 3 comes-into-play abilities are on the stack, it would go like this:

I pass priority, he does nothing, Ghitu's ability resolves. I pass priority, he does nothing, Dream Stalker's ability resolves. I pass priority, he does nothing, Harpy's abilty resolves. Right?

Another question. Let's say Ghitu's ability resolves, can I then respond to Dream Stalker's ability again?

[erictehfatz0r]

Yes to both questions. Just don't pass priority after the Ghitu's ability resolves, or else you have missed it.