Destroy creatures before they enter the battlefield
I’m unable to Destroy creatures before they enter the battlefield with an instant effect on my Iphone. I have to wait for the creature to enter the battlefield the select the instant to destroy the creature after the creature resolves.
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Lycius#38731 commented
When a creature spell is on the stack, it is not a creature. They become a creature when the spell resolves and the creature enters the battlefield. Destroy effects target creatures that are on the battlefield, not spells that are on the stack. A counter like Essence Scatter for example, could target the creature spell before it resolves. Otherwise, if you have a kill spell like Go for the Throat you will have to wait for the creature to actually exist on the battlefield before you can target it. I hope this clears this rule up.