Meddling Mage timing

[VarienTanafres]

Have an aether vial in play with two counters, opponent plays...uh, time stop. What would happen if I used vials ablilty to put Mage in play in response to the Time stop, naming Time stop.  Would the Time Stop fizzle?

[49 Cents]

No. It is already played, and Meddling Mage says: Can't be played.

[LotusHead]

But apparently you can do such a trick versus the various Madness spells, yes?

The card gets RFG'd then you play it for it's Madness cost.

[Jacob Orlove]

But apparently you can do such a trick versus the various Madness spells, yes?

Correct. You get priority before they get to actually play the madness spell, so you can vial out a Mage or cast Orim's Chant.

[forests failed you]

Also, this doesn't have anything to do with the specific question but it is Meddling Mage rule related so I thought I would throw this in here.  If your opponent plays Meddling Mage, and you have Fire/Ice in your hand; if they name Fire/Ice with the Mage there is never a time between it resolving and naming when you can hit the Mage; since it is a as it comes into play name a card effect.

Same thing as Pithing Needle.

[Dante]

Also, this doesn't have anything to do with the specific question but it is Meddling Mage rule related so I thought I would throw this in here.  If your opponent plays Meddling Mage, and you have Fire/Ice in your hand; if they name Fire/Ice with the Mage there is never a time between it resolving and naming when you can hit the Mage; since it is a as it comes into play name a card effect.

Same thing as Pithing Needle.

...which means that if you ask your opponent "what card are you naming?", you've implicitly allowed the Mage/Needle to resolve.  I saw this like 4 different times at SCG Chicago.

[Komatteru]

I always make sure to say "Yes, it resolves.  What do you name?" when my opponent plays one, and when I play one I always ask if it resolves before I think about naming something.  This way, there can't be a dispute.

I know a lot of people don't do that, which is bad.  You should always say something about it resolving or hitting the table.

[VarienTanafres]

ok, I believe I understand the effects of it now. Thanks for the extra input.

[forests failed you]

no problem!