Strionic Resonator + Vexing Puzzlebox

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Overview

Activate Vexing Puzzlebox’s ability to add mana and roll a d20; because that ability is a mana ability it doesn’t use the stack and can’t be responded to [2022-06-10]. When the roll happens the Puzzlebox’s triggered ability (“Whenever you roll one or more dice…”) triggers and is put on the stack [603]. You can then activate Strionic Resonator (pay , ) to copy that triggered ability on the stack; Strionic targets the triggered ability on the stack and, when it resolves, creates another instance of that triggered ability on the stack [2018-03-16]. Each instance resolves separately and will put charge counters equal to the previously rolled result onto the artifact (if that artifact still exists).

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Step 1

Activate Vexing Puzzlebox’s : Add one mana of any color. Roll a d20 — that ability is a mana ability and doesn’t use the stack, so it resolves immediately and can’t be responded to [2022-06-10].

Step 2

The act of rolling the die causes Puzzlebox’s triggered ability (“Whenever you roll one or more dice…”) to trigger. That triggered ability is put on the stack (see handling triggered abilities) [603].

Step 3

With that Puzzlebox triggered ability on the stack, you may activate Strionic Resonator’s , activated ability. Strionic’s ability targets the triggered ability that’s on the stack [2018-03-16].

Step 4

When Strionic Resonator’s activated ability resolves, it creates a copy (another instance) of the targeted triggered ability and puts that copy on the stack. You may choose new targets for the copy if the original triggered ability had targets, but Puzzlebox’s trigger does not target [2018-03-16].

Step 5

Now there are two instances on the stack: the original Puzzlebox trigger and the copy created by Strionic. They will resolve in last-in, first-out order (stack order).

Step 6

Each instance, when it resolves, will attempt to put a number of charge counters on the artifact equal to the result of the d20 roll that caused the trigger. If the artifact referred to by the ability is the same object on the battlefield, it receives that many counters for each instance that resolves.

Resolution

Sequence: Activate Puzzlebox’s ability (it resolves immediately because it’s a mana ability) and roll the d20; the Puzzlebox triggered ability is then placed on the stack [2022-06-10] [603]. You may then activate Strionic Resonator and target that triggered ability on the stack; when Strionic resolves it creates another instance of that triggered ability on the stack [2018-03-16]. Each instance, when it resolves, will put that many charge counters on the artifact equal to the rolled result (assuming the artifact is the same object on the battlefield).