Does Viridian Emissary's Land Ability Trigger If He Was Sacrified?

Asked by Human_Rogue_21 12 years ago

Im Playing EDH With A Viridian Emissary And A Birthing Pod On The Battlefield And Was Wondering If I Use Birthing Pod 's Sacrifice Ability On Viridian Emissary If I Still Get To Search For A Land?

GreatSword says... #1

Yes. It triggers when he dies. He certainly died! So it works.

August 23, 2012 7:57 p.m.

GreatSword says... Accepted answer #2

Perhaps I should elaborate a bit. The definition of "Dies" for the purposes of MtG is: A creature that goes from the Battlefield to the Graveyard. The reason for his death doesn't matter; it could be combat damage, he could be sacrificed, it could be a Searing Spear . What matters is that he ends up in the Graveyard, from the Battlefield.

This shouldn't be confused with "Exile", from a card like Pillar of Flame . That card specifically says the creature is Exiled (removed from the game) instead of ever going to the Graveyard.

August 23, 2012 8:36 p.m.