Can Daretti bring back what he just tossed?
Asked by Zerafiall 9 years ago
Daretti, Scrap Savant's second ability reads
-2: Sacrifice an artifact. If you do, return target artifact card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
So... my argument it that. When you activate any ability, you first chose modes, targets, calculate cost, pay cost, then put the spell or ability on the stack. Thus, when you activate Daretti's -2, you must first chose an artifact in the yard to target, then put the ability on the stack. When the ability resolves, it first asks you to sacrifice an artifact, then check to see if you did. If you did, it put the targeted artifact on the battlefield. Thus you can not bring back the artifact you sacced, you have to return one that was there when you activated the ability.
His argument is that because there's a period after the "Sacrifice an artifact" part, it's two separate effects (like on the offerings) You choose whether to sac the artifact at the resolution of the spell, then it checks to see if you did, if you did, then you may then target an artifact and return the targeted artifact to the battlefield. Thus, allowing you to essentially "Flicker" an artifact.
BboyGeologic says... Accepted answer #1
You are correct.
The whole ability goes on the stack at the same time, and part of that ability is choosing a legal target. The artifact he sacrifices will not be in the graveyard at the time the ability goes on the stack. Then when the ability resolves it will resolve in order.
November 10, 2014 1:26 a.m.