If a creature is */* which is equal to the number of creature on the battlefield on your side or anything similar
Lets say the creature is 5/5
It gets in combat with a 2/2 and therefor has 2 damage until end of turn.
During your second main phase you sacrifice 3 creatures, therefor your creature is now a 2/2 creature.... Does it die as soon as the power/thoughness changes occurs?
Almost, yes. It will die when state based actions are checked, which happens right after you finish activating the ability/casting the spell you're sacrificing the creatures for if you do so as a cost, or right after the spell/ability that's making you sacrifice those creatures finished resolving if it is an effect.
This sort of ability is a characteristic defining ability, and it updates immediately with the game state changing.
Lets say the creature is 5/5
It gets in combat with a 2/2 and therefor has 2 damage until end of turn.
During your second main phase you sacrifice 3 creatures, therefor your creature is now a 2/2 creature.... Does it die as soon as the power/thoughness changes occurs?
Example of such a card:
Nameless One
Keldon Warlord
Card tags added. -MadMage
This sort of ability is a characteristic defining ability, and it updates immediately with the game state changing.
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