Forum:Snipe Hunter and Lead Yoke

I understand that Snipe Hunter's effect must be chained to before the roll of the die, because from the roll onward it's all resolution and no new cards or effects can be chained. Also, that cards like Stardust cannot chain to Snipe because it is unclear if a card will be destroyed at resolution.

My question is, can cards like Wind-up Zenmaines and Battlin Boxer Lead Yoke chain their effects AFTER Snipe has rolled a successful "hit" when those cards were the targeted card?

I found a ruling stating that Heraldry Record can't stop cards like Zenmaines and Lead Yoke because their effects are continuous, and it's not technically "activating" when they detach for the destruction prevention effect. Is is the same situation with Snipe Hunter? They can prevent their own destruction because it's a continuous effect? Even still, that would be adding a new card effect before Snipe Hunter's resolution, and before the roll Zenmaines or Lead Yoke wouldn't even know if they were going to be destroyed, so how could they chain before the roll? Or is it: Snipe Hunter resolves, and then Zenmaines/Lead Yoke can detach to stop the destruction? How can they start a new chain after the first one is resolved and that target was destroyed? Or am I wrong and detaching to prevent the destruction is not starting a new chain?

Jfritts19 (talk • contribs) 21:20, February 23, 2014 (UTC)jfritts19