Missing the Timing: “Infernal Dragon” is a “when… you can” optional Trigger Effect. This means that “Infernal Dragon” being sent to the Graveyard has to be the very last thing that happened in order to activate its effect.
Player One: Set Sakuretsu Armour, face up Giant Rat.
Player Two: Set Chthonian Blast, face up Infernal Dragon and Treenborn Frog.
Player Twos: Declares an attack with Infernal Dragon targeting Giant Rat. Player one response with Sakuretsu Armour.
Sakuretsu Armour resolves and destroys Infernal Dragon and sends him to the Graveyard. Player two activates Infernal Dragons optional Trigger Effect by tributing Treenborn frog?
Player one has no response; Can player two now chain his Chthonian Blast, to Infernal Dragon’s Trigger effect? Since the last thing to resolve was Infernal Dragon being destroyed and sent to the graveyard.
Chain Link 2: Chthonian Blast
Chain Link 1: Infernal Dragon.
Resolves
Chain Link 2: Chthonian Blast destroys Giant Rat each player loses 700 points.
Chain Link 1: Infernal Dragon gets Special Summon.
I can’t see why this doesn’t work, as the last thing to happen was Infernal Dragon being destroyed and sent to the graveyard, so its timing for its effect is right at activate. And the timing for Chthonian Blast is also right as the last thing to resolve was Infernal Dragon being destroyed.
Answer:
You are correct.
The timing necessary to activate "Chtonian Blast" is still correct in this case. It is similar to the situation in which your opponent activates "Bottomless Trap Hole" so you chain "Torrential Tribute".
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