Vein Ripper & Kaya, Spirit’s Justice

Asked by K4nkato 8 months ago

We are in my main phase. My opponent controls a Vein Ripper. I control Kaya, Spirits' Justice, a 1/1 Spirit token and no other nonland permanents.

Can I activate Kaya’s -2 ability targeting Vein Ripper then sacrifice the spirit token I should be exiling to pay for Vein Ripper’s Ward?

wallisface says... Accepted answer #1

Yes you should be able to. After you’ve chosen all targets, the Ward trigger goes onto the stack and is resolved first.

February 28, 2024 3:57 p.m.

K4nkato says... #2

Insanity. I heard that in the card shop and thought it couldn’t be true. Magic is crazy. Thank you!

February 28, 2024 3:59 p.m.

Neotrup says... #3

The reason this works is that while exiling a creature you control seems like a cost, it isn't. The only cost to activate the ability is to remove 2 counters from Kaya, Spirits' Justice. In order to activate the ability you also need to choose valid targets, including a creature you control, but for the ability to resolve only one of those targets still needs to be legal. You can sacrifice the spirit to the ward trigger, or even another spell or ability you wish to cast/activate.

February 28, 2024 8:48 p.m.

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