Lets say I have a desecrated temple in play (2C Support Action: When a C unit you control leaves play, destroy target development) I also have four units in play all chaos with no developments in any zone.

My opponent is playing empire and has a single development in each zone and a unit in each zone, its his turn and he plays judgement of verena.

Obviously verena triggers and destroys my units, and not my opponents.

Can I use the action on desecrated temple as each unit enters the discard pile (I.E as the 1st unit hits the bin destroy a development, 2nd unit destory a development etc) while verena is still resolving thus forcing my opponent to destroy his own units in the areas that no longer have developments.

Im just not sure if the timing will allow me to trigger the DT quick enough

Cheers Nate

No. You cannot activate Desecrated Temple's action in response to Verena, since the requirement isn't fulfilled (none of your units is leaving play yet). And by the time it is, you can activate the action and destroy his developments, but Verena will already have resolved.

Thought as much but just making sure I hadnt made an oversight that could help against Verena Decks

Cheers Nate

you can use it against a verena with an action that kills or sacrifices your unit. Blessing of Tzeetch or offering of blood or cull the weak would all work. heck even do direct dmg to yourself if you have to. these actions will allow you to trigger the temples before the verena hits if you time them right.

chaosvt said:

Be carefull with that because this is not really correct for those two cards, sacrifice is not a part of the cost but it result in the action resolution, cause of the wording :

Cards in witch sacrifice result in the action resolution :

Blessing of tzeench:

Action: Sacrifice a unit. If you do, you may search the top 5 cards of your deck for any number of units and put one of them into play at random (you choose which zone). Then, shuffle the other cards back into your deck.

Offering blood :

Action: Sacrifice a unit. If you do, deal 1 damage to each section of each opponent's capital.

For those cards sacrifice is a part of the cost ( Sacrifice xxx to )

Grandfather's call :

Action: Sacrifice a unit to search the top five cards of your deck for any number of DISEASE cards, reveal them, and add them to your hand. Shuffle the remaining cards into your deck.

Culling the weak :

Action: Sacrifice a unit to have all units in your battlefield gain l until the end of the turn.

Lobber crew

Kingdom. Action: Sacrifice this unit to force an opponent to sacrifice a unit he controls, if able.

So you can not play desacrated temple action in response to Blessing of tzeench (during a current action pile) but you can do it in response to Grandfather's call or Culling the weak

In case its not clear from Shindilus's post, the reason the top two cards won't work is that the unit leaves play as part of the resolution of the effect, rather than the cost. So by the time they leave play you are already in the process of resolving the stack, and no more actions can be added at that point. If the card is sacrificed as a cost, then it leaves play as soon as that action is declared, and you have an opportunity to add Desecrated Temple's Triggered Action to the current stack, per the flowchart. Great examples though.