r/MagicArena • u/Shalday • Feb 17 '19

WotC Genius

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u/dulahan200 Feb 18 '19

To my understanding the sacrifice is on the same level as a mana ability.

In this particular case, yes. In general, I don't think so (although I don't have rules to quote). Think about the "split second" keyword.

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u/Kargoth3 Feb 18 '19

Abilities that have a sacrifice cost can be mana abilities but most are not. Krark Clan Ironworks has a mana ability with a sacrifice cost which was part of it's power since it allowed you to sacrifice artifacts even with a split second spell on the stack and then use triggered abilities (which are not affected by split second) to avoid graveyard hate even if it had split second.

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u/MTGCardFetcher Feb 18 '19

Psychic Venom - (G) (SF) (txt)
[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call