Forum:Miss Timing by abusing MST?

Hello. This is my first time posting here so if the layout is bad please let me know. My question is about forcing a card to miss timing. The main thing I want to know is if a card cannot properly resolve, does it still take up a spot in the chain and force the card to miss timing?

Example: 1. Player 1 summons Yubel (or Peten the Dark Clown, any monster that optionally activates from being sent to the graveyard) to the field. 2. Player 2 (or even Player 1) responds to the summon by activating Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy a face-down Torrential Tribute. 3. The owner of the Torrential Tribute chains the MST to activate TT.

Resolution: 1. Torrential Tribute destroys all monsters, including Yubel (the condition to activate its last effect). 2. Mystical Space Typhoon, still targeting Torrential Tribute, fails to resolve since TT is no longer on the field. 3. This is where I'm no certain. Since MST couldn't resolve, does that mean Yubel still can or does the fact that MST's part of the chain still comes up prevent it from using its effect?

The0nlykyd (talk • contribs) 21:23, May 22, 2012 (UTC)