For Pyre-Sledge Arsonist- once tapped, can you sacrifice it and the mana used to tap it, in order to increase the value of X?
Card Text:
1, Tap: Pyre-Sledge Arsonist deals X damage to any target, where X is the number of permanents you've sacrificed this turn.
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WhisperRae
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Provided you have a way to sacrifice permanents, say, Claws of Gix, yes (you can't sacrifice permanents anytime just because you feel like it, you can only do it because of a cost or effect that uses the keyword action 'sacrifice'; the Arsonist itself doesn't allow you to sacrifice things, it counts what you sacrificed through other means). You could activate the Arsonist's ability, retain priority, and with the ability on the stack, sacrifice it and other permanents to the Claws. The value of X is checked only as the ability resolves.
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For Pyre-Sledge Arsonist- once tapped, can you sacrifice it and the mana used to tap it, in order to increase the value of X?
Card Text:
1, Tap: Pyre-Sledge Arsonist deals X damage to any target, where X is the number of permanents you've sacrificed this turn.
Thank you!:)
WhisperRae
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-MadMage