Sacrifice

Oracle Text

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.

Add an amount of B equal to the sacrificed creature's converted mana cost.

Card Rulings

10/4/2004 Sacrificing an animated land gives no mana since the converted mana cost was zero.
4/15/2013 You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.
4/15/2013 Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.

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