Before you read, please note that this isn't a huge deal and didn't effect the outcome of the game, I'm just curious.
So, I was at my local Modern FMN and I was playing Affinity. I was up against a mardu midrange deck and swung with the team. He blocked and game his creatures deathtouch and lifelink. I put my creatures into the graveyard and then remembers my triggers about 5 seconds later said, "I'll sac both of these to my Arcbound Ravager". My opponent said, "Nope. Can't. Its too late." I didn't really feel like arguing so I shrugged my shoulders and said sure no problem. No spells were played in between and I didn't end my turn.
Technically should I have been allowed to sac to the ravager?
Given this is a rules question thread I will give you the correct rules first.
Because you have moved your creatures into the graveyard you have indicated that you have accepted combat damage and your creatures have died. Saccing creatures to your ravager is not a trigger, it is an activated ability which, by your actions, you have chosen not to do. Furthermore, if you chose to sac those creatures they would not have dealt combat damage, as you would have had to sac them before damage was dealt, once damage is dealt you dont have a chance to sac them before they die. Saccing before damage would have changed the game state, your opponent would not have gained life, their creatures would not have taken damage.
If you called me over as a judge I would have ruled that your creatures remain in the graveyard and the time to sac them has passed.
As for if I was your opponent, depending on the situation I may let you ret-con your decision, but it is unlikely.
There's no missed trigger here. Sac'ing to Arcbound Ravager is an activated ability. Your last opportunity to activate it before combat damage is dealt is the Declare Blockers step. By placing your creatures in the graveyard, you have indicated that you passed priority in the Declare Blockers step and moved on to the Combat Damage step. It's too late for you to activate Arcbound Ravager.
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So, I was at my local Modern FMN and I was playing Affinity. I was up against a mardu midrange deck and swung with the team. He blocked and game his creatures deathtouch and lifelink. I put my creatures into the graveyard and then remembers my triggers about 5 seconds later said, "I'll sac both of these to my Arcbound Ravager". My opponent said, "Nope. Can't. Its too late." I didn't really feel like arguing so I shrugged my shoulders and said sure no problem. No spells were played in between and I didn't end my turn.
Technically should I have been allowed to sac to the ravager?
Would you let me sac to the ravager?
Because you have moved your creatures into the graveyard you have indicated that you have accepted combat damage and your creatures have died. Saccing creatures to your ravager is not a trigger, it is an activated ability which, by your actions, you have chosen not to do. Furthermore, if you chose to sac those creatures they would not have dealt combat damage, as you would have had to sac them before damage was dealt, once damage is dealt you dont have a chance to sac them before they die. Saccing before damage would have changed the game state, your opponent would not have gained life, their creatures would not have taken damage.
If you called me over as a judge I would have ruled that your creatures remain in the graveyard and the time to sac them has passed.
As for if I was your opponent, depending on the situation I may let you ret-con your decision, but it is unlikely.
Cards do what they say they do. No more. No less.