Whose death trigger resolves first in four-player Commander?

The scenario

Turn order is Alice, Bob, Cara, Dan. It is Alice's turn. Each player controls one Solemn Simulacrum. Alice's Wrath of God destroys all four. There are no other relevant triggers or responses. In what order can they draw?

Short answer

Dan's death trigger resolves first, then Cara's, Bob's, and Alice's, if everyone passes and chooses to draw. Triggers are put onto the stack in active-player, nonactive-player (APNAP) order and resolve in the opposite order.

Step by step

1. Wrath destroys the creatures together. Each Simulacrum's death ability triggers. These abilities wait until the spell has finished resolving before being put onto the stack.
2. Alice, the active player, puts her trigger on the stack first. Bob, Cara, and Dan then put theirs on the stack in turn order. Dan's is now on top.
3. After players pass, Dan's trigger resolves. Players can act between resolutions. Without further actions, the others resolve Cara, Bob, then Alice. Each trigger says 'may,' so drawing is optional.

What changes the answer?

Several triggers controlled by one player

Within the applicable APNAP batch, a player orders their own simultaneous triggers. That does not let them place a trigger above a later player's trigger in this example.

A different active player

APNAP begins with the player whose turn it is, not whoever cast the removal spell. Changing the active player changes the stack order.

Rules and verification

Checked against the Comprehensive Rules effective 2026-09-25. Read the dated official source. Rule-browser links may use an older site snapshot; the dated official document is this scenario's verification source.

• CR 101.4: Defines active-player, nonactive-player order.
• CR 603.3b: Specifies how multiple waiting triggers are placed on the stack.
• CR 117.4: The top object resolves when all players pass.

Card sources

Oracle text snapshot checked 2026-10-15. These quotations are card reference material, not original MtG-RC explanations.

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