Does Barrage of Expendables Stack?
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Posted on Sept. 2, 2013, 10:08 a.m. by codeflayer
Hey there,
I'm building a mono-red burn deck Death By 1000 Burns and I'm wondering if Barrage of Expendables will stack. If I have two on the field and activate it for one mana, sacrifice one creature, will it do two damage?
NobodyPicksBulbasaur says... #3
To clarify, an activated ability goes off exactly once for each time you pay its activation cost. By paying R and sacrificing a creature, you are able to deal 1 damage to a target. You also cannot use the same sacrificed creature to activate multiple copies of BoE, just like you can't tap one land for mana to cast multiple spells.
This would be different if BoE had a triggered ability instead of an activated one. Triggered abilities go off whenever they are triggered, so one event may trigger multiple effects, resulting in a "stacked" effect.
September 2, 2013 10:21 a.m.
codeflayer says... #4
Thanks for the clarification. That's disappointing. I was hoping to not end up with dead cards in my hand (if I draw multiple).
September 2, 2013 10:25 a.m.
codeflayer says... #5
Another question:
If I have two Young Pyromancer on the field and play Massive Raid do the two additional 1/1 elementals resolve prior to Massive Raid going off? In other words, do I get to count an additional two points of damage?
September 2, 2013 10:43 a.m.
codeflayer says... #6
In light of the info about Barrage of Expendables I think I'll swap out Volcanic Geyser for Wild Guess to eat up possible mana flood and extra BoEs. Thoughts?
September 2, 2013 10:45 a.m.
the3rdH0kage says... #7
Yes because you get the Elementals as you cast the spell, Massive Raid doesn't count until it starts resolving.
September 2, 2013 10:46 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #9
Questions like this should be asked in the Q&A.
September 2, 2013 12:49 p.m.
codeflayer says... #10
Sorry, wasn't quite sure where to put it since I was also referring to my deck. I'll post similar to Q&A in the future. Thanks.
BorosPlayer says... #2
No. If it said whenever you sacrifice a creature, it would. The cost must be paid both times for the damage to activate.
September 2, 2013 10:14 a.m.