Essence Reliquary issues?

[RTG]

On my turn, I am trying to use Essence Reliquary in response to another activated ability that I just activated. Nothing on the Essence Reliquary cards says the ability can only be played as a sorcery, so you should be able to use its ability as an instant-speed response, correct? But the game does not even give me the option to use its ability while something else is on the stack.

[Gryfn]

Usually, if you want to respond to your own stuff, you need full control. Use CTRL, or set a stop on the phase/step.

[RTG]

I am using a mouse for Arena. Setting a stop on the phase/step did not allow me to respond to my own activated abiliity. How do you enter full control using a mouse?

[DreadPoor]

just the mouse?
i think you would have to change the phase settings (game-wide change, not momentary).
go on "adjust options" then on "gameplay" and disable stuff there, i think "auto order triggered abilities" might cover what you wanted...

[Gryfn]

You need to enter full control first before you do anything. Either use the CTRL key for full control for the phase/step (or CTRL + SHIFT to hold full control until you turn it off, see the keybind mappings in gameplay settings. You can also tick 'Show Phases' in the settings), or set a stop for that phase/step, e.g. click your main phase square/diamond near your avatar, or click the phase/step on the phase bar to the right (need to have 'Show Phases' ticked in settings).

If you use CTRL or have set a stop, moving past that phase/step will automatically turn off full control. You need to use CTRL + SHIFT if you want full control to last longer than the current phase/step. You can test it against the Sparky AI bot.

I just tested it with Essence Reliquary and Gingerbrute. I activated Gingerbrute's can't be blocked ability and while that ability was on the stack, I was able to activate Essence Reliquary in response and was able to bounce back to hand another creature with attached Auras.

[RTG]

Ah, thanks for all the help. Using full control is exactly what I needed. Using a mouse, any mouse clicks could not get into full control. I had to press the X button on the steam deck to get into full control.

[Gryfn]

Cool. For PC and mobile, you can click on or tap the tiny squares/diamonds (the game lights these up to show which phase/step you are in) near your avatar (or near your opponent's avatar) to set a stop. When the game reaches that stop, full control will be enabled for that phase/step. On mobile, you can also hold down your avatar to get the full control option.