Such an awesome name. Lol'd irl. (b")b
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Lol. Love the name.
The thought has crossed my mind once or twice. =)
My mistake, Voidmage Apprentice... Not Prodigy... But yes, Morph is a special action that does not even use the stack. Triggered abilities are not included in split second's rules, and Equip is an activated ability that includes a [cost] : [effect]. See any of the old school equips like... Fireshrieker to see the complete rules text. 702.34d If you have priority, you may turn a face-down permanent you control face up. This is a special action; it doesn’t use the stack. Special action is not an activated ability. Split second does not change priority, it does not resolve instantly, it just makes it hard to respond by not allowing the stack to resume with common response abilities (I.E. Instants, activated abilities).
Clone on a vat is godlike! As far as split second, it says that no new activated abilities or spells can be added to the stack. It says nothing of triggered abilities or special actions. Voidmage Prodigy is a morph (special action) that flips into a counterspell (triggered ability). (See rule 702.34d)
I've ran this in several standard tournaments. Top 8 every time but somehow with all the extra card draw and such it manages to get mana screwed when it really matters.