"Oh no! There's a Doom Blade coming right at me!"
"Don't worry, I'll save you!" *Eats gun*"
"Phew. Charles? CHARLES???"
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(4/9/2012 10:56:36 PM)
In EDH, this underestimated card can effectively play different roles. At first, it's a free sac outlet! Just play Reins of Power and sac their stuff away! Second, it's a great political instrument. Sac a myr token or Kher Keep kobold to save someone's creature from a random boardwipe. They'll be very greatful for your noble deed. After all, a great choice for a group hug-style deck, or any deck that needs a free sac engine (although Ashnod's Altar is still much better for this purpose)
Posted By:
Talas_Merchant
(2/12/2012 10:11:25 AM)
@Richtmark
I'm going to try and answer your question based on how I read the rules. Please, anyone correct me if I'm wrong.
Short Answer: If your goal is only to sac the creature, yes you can target it and it will die.
Long Answer: Based on 602.2 in the rules, a target is picked before the cost is paid. So AT THE TIME of choosing targets, the creature has yet to be sacrificed, and hence, a legal target. THEN the cost is paid, you pick a creature to sacrifice. If the costs are paid, it hits the stack. This is the first chance anyone has to respond to it. After everyone passes priority, it tries to resolve. The target it illegal (doesn't exist anymore) and it is countered.
I hope this is what you were looking for. :-)
Edit: I just noticed TheLibertinistic's answer. It appears mine supports it, so there you go.
Posted By:
OmegaSerris
(9/18/2011 6:21:26 AM)
Richtmark will likely never see this, but here's his answer: The targeted creature can be the sacrificed one, though it'll do as little as he thinks. Technically, targets are declared before costs are paid, because an ability needs legal targets at declaration in order to be put on the stack. The Cost:Effect templating is usually pretty helpful in that it indicates you pay costs then get effects, but it's misleading in this case.
Posted By:
TheLibertinistic
(7/14/2011 6:39:39 PM)
U-B-E-R
I run this in my Enchantment/Pegasus deck.
Posted By:
mrredhatter
(10/5/2009 3:38:15 PM)
Question: Can the sacrificed and targeted creature to be regenerated be the same creature?
I know regeneration can't be used to bring a sacrificed creature back to life, but that's beyond the point. My purpose is, rather, I run this in an Enchantment deck, and one of its uses is to have a way to kill my own Academy Rector so its graveyard ability triggers. If there are other creatures on the table it wouldn't matter since I could target some other creature with the regenerate effect.
However, what if the Academy Rector is the only targetable creature on the table? Can I sacrifice it and simultaneously let the regenerate effect target it? Is it a legal target for the regenerate effect? How is the payment of the activation cost timed relative to the target selection of the effect? Is the Academy Rector still in play when the target is selected, or is it already in the graveyard and thus untargetable?
My gut feeling tells me it's the latter, but I'm not sure.
Posted By:
Richtmark
(6/30/2011 12:00:24 PM)
Weenie/token deck with this means you can chump block all day and save half your creatures.
Posted By:
Garralan
(9/12/2011 11:35:39 AM)
Nevermind, I know why the combo idea does ot work.
Posted By:
Travelsonic
(6/25/2012 11:44:19 PM)
"WOo! Crowd surf!"
Posted By:
car2n
(4/6/2014 11:00:56 AM)