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#The Dust Imp is dealt 2 damage.
#The Dust Imp is dealt 2 damage.
#The Dust Imp’s damage is equal to or greater than its power, so it is tagged for destruction.  
#The Dust Imp’s damage is equal to or greater than its power, so it is tagged for destruction.  
#The Dust Imp has 2 Destroyed: abilities
#The Dust Imp has 2 '''Destroyed:''' abilities
##Destroyed: Gain 2. (From Dust Imp)
##'''Destroyed:''' Gain 2. (From Dust Imp)
##Destroyed: Put this creature into its owner’s archives. (From Biomatrix Backup)
##'''Destroyed:''' Put this creature into its owner’s archives. (From Biomatrix Backup)
#As the active player and not wanting my opponent to gain 2 Æmber, I resolve the ability granted by Biomatrix Backup first, putting the Dust Imp into its owner’s archives.  
#As the active player and not wanting my opponent to gain 2 Æmber, I resolve the ability granted by Biomatrix Backup first, putting the Dust Imp into its owner’s archives.  
#As there are no further Destroyed: abilities in play to resolve, play proceeds.  
#As there are no further '''Destroyed:''' abilities in play to resolve, play proceeds.  


Note that at step 4 above, the active player could have chosen to resolve Dust Imp’s ability first (gaining 2 Æmber), then resolved the Biomatrix Backup to put the Dust Imp into the archives.  
Note that at step 4 above, the active player could have chosen to resolve Dust Imp’s ability first (gaining 2 Æmber), then resolved the Biomatrix Backup to put the Dust Imp into the archives.  
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#Finally, with no other '''Destroyed:''' abilities left to resolve all the creatures still in play and tagged for destruction (Dust Imp, Drumble, and Shaffles) are placed in their owner’s discard pile in the order of the active player (Marcus’s) choice.
#Finally, with no other '''Destroyed:''' abilities left to resolve all the creatures still in play and tagged for destruction (Dust Imp, Drumble, and Shaffles) are placed in their owner’s discard pile in the order of the active player (Marcus’s) choice.


After the initial destruction, other '''Destroyed:''' abilities became available to resolve, and only once all of the '''Destroyed:''' abilities were resolved would things move to the discard pile.  
After the initial destruction, other '''Destroyed:''' abilities became available to resolve, and only once all of the '''Destroyed:''' abilities were resolved would things move to the discard pile.


==Wrapping Up and Best Practices==
==Wrapping Up and Best Practices==