#Tomeltai trigger

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coarse glacier
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If Tomeltai attacks, trigger goes on stack, then a wizard activates Storm Striders and plays a spell to kill Tomeltai before it attacks, does the attack trigger still resolve even thought Tomeltai is dead?

sharp pier
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Correct, even if tometlai ceases to exist his attack trigger has become a layer on the stack

small frost
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Wizard has certainly the possibility to destroy the dragon before the attack trigger goes to the stack.

inland panther
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I see lots of typing but nothing posted so I’ll step in.

Your question has some timing issues on it so we need to break it down to properly respond:

When the Dromai announces the Tomeltai attack, that is the Layer Step. There is no attack trigger yet. If the Wizard kills Tomeltai in this priority window, there will not be a triggered ability.

When you say the attack trigger is already on the stack, that is during the Attack Step. Specifically that would be the priority window after Tomeltai is attacking and his ability has triggered. If the Wizard kills Tomeltai in response to the triggered ability, it will not cause the ability to fizzle.