Can I respond to Bloodfire Colossus' sacrifice ability with Chamber of Manipulation's ability to take control of the colossus?
Asked by hanoc 13 years ago
What does happen if a Bloodfire colosus (or any other creature that can be sacrificed) enters play and right after that it's controller decides to sacrifice it. If I, as a response to the sacrifice choose to tap the chamber of manipulation enchanted land to take control of the colosus. What do I get? does the colosus get sacrificed?
I think my problem arrises from me not understanding If you can answer to a sacrifice, it beeing a cost.
Actually I believe that the mechanics are a little different. With every activated ability you have to pay the cost of the ability before it gets on the stack. With this one it's no different except the fact that the owner has to sacrifice the card to play the ability, so when the ability goes to the stack you wouldn't have any creature to take control of, the only way to go around it would be through a counter on the ability itself like Stifle .
February 21, 2011 4:01 a.m.
Jarrod_0067 says... #3
Sacrifice is a cost in this case so the creature would hit the graveyard and no longer be a target
February 21, 2011 4:55 a.m.
doinitwrong says... #4
The Bloodfire Colossus is sac'd as part of the cost of it's ability, so it dies before Chamber of Manipulation can grab it.
February 21, 2011 10:19 a.m.
Nightwielder says... #5
Alright I see, my bad hanoc. I'm glad you guys cleared that up because 'sacrifice' in general has always confused me with the stack and this just confirms that.
February 21, 2011 10:25 a.m.
thanks all.
my last line hinted the answer. I guess I didn't want to believe it.
With every activated ability you have to pay the cost of the ability before it gets on the stack.
I'll make a t-shirt with this just to remember it, thanks.
Nightwielder says... #1
Since both abilities use the stack, yours would resolve first, and thus, you take control of Bloodfire Colossus until the end of your opponent's turn. After you nabbed it with Chamber of Manipulation , the stack would see that your opponent's sacrifice is no longer an option, and the abilitiy would fizzle out. I believe that's correct, but someone confirm this for me.
February 21, 2011 3:23 a.m.