Would sacrificing a persist creature trigger "when a creature dies" effects
Asked by monark07 8 years ago
Will sacing Kitchen Finks to Viscera Seer trigger cards like Zulaport Cutthroat or Blood Artist?
Yes. In order for Persist and similarly Undying to trigger, the creature needs to actually die. Dying means that the creature is moving from the battlefield to the graveyard, and when that happens any "Whenever ____ dies" abilities will trigger and go onto the stack. Since Persist would trigger at the same time that Blood Artist's ability would, you choose what order they go onto the stack and then resolve them accordingly.
October 29, 2015 11:59 a.m.
Yes, the creature dies (moves from the battlefield to the graveyard) before persist brings it back. It will trigger the aforementioned cards that care about creatures dying.
October 29, 2015 noon
thanks! was thnking of using Zulaport Cutthroat as a cheap stand in for a deck im building, its way cheaper than Blood Artist. This would make tons of fun with Abzan Ascendancy
JohnnyBaggins says... #1
Yes
October 29, 2015 11:58 a.m.