Do ETB effects use the stack?

when the creature spell is cast the ETB ability is put on stack immediately ontop of the creature summon spell. when the stack resolves and the creature is summoned to the battle field, then the ETB effect(s) go live.
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Do ETB effects go on the stack?

Triggered abilities activate when a game action takes place.

The simplest example is the enters-the-battlefield ability on cards like Circuit Mender, which triggers an ability that gains you 2 life upon ETB. The ability goes straight to the stack and then resolves.
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Do whenever effects go on the stack?

405.6a Effects don't go on the stack; they're the result of spells and abilities resolving. Effects may create delayed triggered abilities, however, and these may go on the stack when they trigger (see rule 603.7).
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How does ETB work in MTG?

Enters, or Enters the battlefield, refers to putting a permanent onto the battlefield, or to an ability which is triggered when a permanent is put onto the battlefield. It is commonly abbreviated ETB.
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Do creatures trigger their own ETB effects?

Yes, creatures can trigger their own ETBs

603.6a Enters-the-battlefield abilities trigger when a permanent enters the battlefield.
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How the Stack Works in Magic: the Gathering

Does copying a permanent trigger ETB?

Some effects cause a permanent that's copying a permanent to copy a different object while remaining on the battlefield. The change doesn't trigger enters-the-battlefield or leaves-the-battlefield abilities. This also doesn't change any noncopy effects presently affecting the permanent.
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Does phasing back in trigger ETB effects?

Phasing out doesn't cause any "leaves the battlefield" abilities to trigger. Similarly, phasing in won't cause any "enters the battlefield" abilities to trigger. Any one-shot effects that are waiting "until [this] leaves the battlefield," such as that of Banisher Priest, won't happen when a permanent phases out.
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Can you counter an ETB effect?

Stopping ETB effects can be accomplished two ways: we can counter the triggered ability when it goes on the stack, or we can put a full stop to ETB effects with staxy control cards.
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Does taking control of a creature trigger ETB effects?

Changing control of a permanent does not cause it to reenter the battlefield.
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Do tokens trigger ETB effects?

Yes. Creating is the new shorthand for putting a token onto the field. So if the copies creature has an ETB then that will trigger.
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Do cast triggers happen before ETB?

No. As the terms suggest, cast ttriggers trigger when you cast something, and ETB triggers trigger whren something enters the battlefield. When you cast a spell, that spell is on the stack, and a cast trigger goes on top of it.
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Can you respond to an ETB trigger?

Absolutely! When a card with an 'as enters the battlefield' (ETB) trigger hits the field, it's kinda like throwing a party where the main guest arrives with a bang.
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Do triggers use the stack?

Trigger. Whenever a game event or game state matches a triggered ability's trigger event, that ability automatically “triggers.” That means its controller puts it on the stack the next time a player would receive priority.
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Does flickering trigger ETB effects?

“Flickering” is the best way to reuse an ETB effect by just having a creature enter the battlefield again.
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Do etb effects work with ninjutsu?

Does Ninjutsu Trigger ETB? Yes, creatures that come in attacking through a successful ninjutsu ability enter the battlefield as a part of that ability. So any other interactions or permanents that have an ETB ability will trigger.
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Do ETB effects happen before the legend rule?

Accepted answer #1. The choice of which Legendary permanent will be kept will be made before the ETB triggered abilities are put on the stack and resolve.
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Do ETB triggers go on the stack?

When Fiend Hunter enters the battlefield, his ETB trigger is added to the stack and my opponent can respond.
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Does phantasmal image trigger ETB effects?

Phantasmal Image is not a token in this case. Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied creature will trigger when Phantasmal Image enters the battlefield.
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Does myriad cause etb effects?

Myriad also triggers any "enter the battlefield" abilities on the creature so with Solemn Simulacrum, you can search for a basic land card for each copy of Solemn Simulacrum created by Blade of Selves's myriad trigger.
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Does phasing cause ETB triggers?

Does Phasing Trigger ETB or LTB Effects? No, it doesn't. For the same reason that auras and equipment don't fall off during phasing, ETB (enter the battlefield) and LTB (leave the battlefield) triggers don't go off. Because the permanent didn't change zones, nothing left or entered the battlefield.
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Does Hexproof protect from ETB effects?

Giving hexproof to the targeted ceature in response will counter the ETB trigger. So simply say "in response to the ETB trigger ...". That way, there is no ambiguity regarding the timing of your response.
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Does regenerating a creature trigger ETB effects?

All right, now for those of you who prefer to learn by reading, the first thing you need to keep in mind is that a regenerated creature doesn't get a chance to die, and so it never leaves the battlefield. This means it doesn't apply any ETB (enter the battlefield) effects.
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Is spark double an ETB trigger?

Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied permanent will trigger when Spark Double enters the battlefield. Any "as [this permanent] enters the battlefield" or "[this permanent] enters the battlefield with" abilities of the chosen permanent will also work.
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Does Blade of Selves trigger ETB effects?

It's an equipment that costs 2, equips for 4, and gives Myriad. This card works with attack triggers, combat damage triggers, ETB triggers and death triggers so it seems very open ended in how you can abuse it.
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Do gods trigger ETB?

If a God enters the battlefield while the player's devotion to its color is less than the required number, abilities that trigger when a creature enters the battlefield won't trigger.
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