<p>No, Dragon Tempest's ability does <strong>not</strong> see the devoured Dragons when the Dragon token enters the battlefield. As you can see in the reminder text on Dragon Broodmother, the Devour ability says</p>

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  <p><strong>As the token enters the battlefield</strong>, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. <strong>It enters the battlefield with</strong> twice that many +1/+1 counters on it.</p>
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<p>This means that Devour is a replacement effect (<a href="http://mtgsalvation.gamepedia.com/Replacement_Effect">CR 614.1c</a>), so it happens at the same time that the token enters the battlefield. By the time Dragon Tempest's ability triggers (and then resolves), the devoured dragons have already been sacrificed.</p>

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2015-05-21T18:13:30.423Z
Ahh, I thought Devour was a triggered ability that would be put on the stack at the same time as Dragon Tempest's ability.  Thanks for the answer.
Luke
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2015-05-22T08:43:17.240Z
Luke, what you're thinking would have been templated with the word "When" instead of "As".
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<p>Suppose that I have <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=189648">Dragon Broodmother</a>, two dragon tokens, and <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=dragon%20tempest">Dragon Tempest</a> on the battlefield.  <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=189648">Dragon Broodmother</a> puts a 1/1 Dragon Token with Devour 2 on the battlefield and <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=dragon%20tempest">Dragon Tempest</a> deals damage based on the number of dragons on the battlefield whenever a dragon enters.</p>

<p>My question is, if the new token summoned by <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=189648">Dragon Broodmother</a> devours both dragon tokens, does <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=dragon%20tempest">Dragon Tempest</a>'s ability count the devoured dragons in addition to <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=189648">Dragon Broodmother</a> and the new token?  Are the devoured dragons still on the battlfield when the triggered ability resolves?</p>

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MTG: How does Devour work with abilites like Dragon Tempest
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# MTG: How does Devour work with abilites like Dragon Tempest

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-05-21)

Suppose that I have [Dragon Broodmother](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=189648), two dragon tokens, and [Dragon Tempest](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=dragon%20tempest) on the battlefield. [Dragon Broodmother](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=189648) puts a 1/1 Dragon Token with Devour 2 on the battlefield and [Dragon Tempest](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=dragon%20tempest) deals damage based on the number of dragons on the battlefield whenever a dragon enters.

My question is, if the new token summoned by [Dragon Broodmother](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=189648) devours both dragon tokens, does [Dragon Tempest](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=dragon%20tempest)'s ability count the devoured dragons in addition to [Dragon Broodmother](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=189648) and the new token? Are the devoured dragons still on the battlfield when the triggered ability resolves?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-05-21. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

No, Dragon Tempest's ability does **not** see the devoured Dragons when the Dragon token enters the battlefield. As you can see in the reminder text on Dragon Broodmother, the Devour ability says

> **As the token enters the battlefield**, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. **It enters the battlefield with** twice that many +1/+1 counters on it.

This means that Devour is a replacement effect ([CR 614.1c](http://mtgsalvation.gamepedia.com/Replacement_Effect)), so it happens at the same time that the token enters the battlefield. By the time Dragon Tempest's ability triggers (and then resolves), the devoured dragons have already been sacrificed.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Ahh, I thought Devour was a triggered ability that would be put on the stack at the same time as Dragon Tempest's ability.  Thanks for the answer.  
> **username_2**: username_0, what you're thinking would have been templated with the word "When" instead of "As".  

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