Can you sacrifice a creature an opponent controls?

Can you sacrifice a creature an opponent controls?

A player can’t sacrifice something that isn’t a permanent, or something that’s a permanent he or she doesn’t control. Sacrificing a permanent doesn’t destroy it, so regeneration or other effects that replace destruction can’t affect this action. (Emphasis mine.)

What does sacrifice a creature mean in MTG?

Sacrificing or saccing is purposely or forcefully removing a permanent from play. This can be due to an effect on the card itself, the effect of another permanent already in play, coming into or leaving play or a spell such as an instant or sorcery. A sacrificed permanent cannot be regenerated.

Can you just sacrifice a creature in MTG?

You can sacrifice only permanents you control. You can sacrifice a permanent only if a spell or ability tells you to, or if it’s part of a cost. And the comprehensive rule where that comes from: 701.15a To sacrifice a permanent, its controller moves it from the battlefield directly to its owner’s graveyard.

Does sacrificing a creature count as targeting?

Yes, you can target one of your permanents with a spell or ability, then sacrifice that permanent to pay for that very spell or ability. When casting a spell or activating an ability, you first put it on stack, then choose targets (the creature you are about to sacrifice), then pay all costs (sacrifice the creature).

Can I sacrifice a creature in response to it being sacrificed?

No, you can’t lock in that creature for sacrifice. If you do respond to Eldrazi Monument and sacrifice a creature, it just means that that particular creature won’t exist when you are told by Eldrazi Monument to “sacrifice a creature”.

Can I sacrifice a creature before it dies?

To fully answer your question, no, you cannot sacrifice a creature after it has been dealt lethal combat damage. You can sacrifice it right before combat damage is dealt, but it will not deal combat damage to the creature it was blocking, nor will the blocked creature deal damage unless it has trample and vice versa.

Is sacrifice the same as dying MTG?

Yes you can . Dying is a keyword that means going from the battlefield to the graveyard. This includes sacrifice.

When can you sacrifice in MTG?

You can’t spontaneously sacrifice a permanent. Even if you have a permanent with an ability of the form “whenever a creature dies” or “whenever a creature is sacrificed”, you need to find some means of sacrificing it. There’s no rule forbidding it; there’s simply no rule allowing it.

Can you block and sacrifice a creature MTG?

Thanks! You can block, and then still in the declare blockers step, sacrifice it. The attacker will remain blocked and won’t assign combat damage to the player or planeswalker it’s attacking unless it has trample or a similar ability. The creature you sacrificed won’t be there to deal combat damage either though.

Can you sacrifice a creature in response to sacrificing it?

Can you respond to sacrificing a creature?

No. In general, you can never respond to actions, only to spells and abilities.

Can you sacrifice a curse MTG?

Nope. You can only sacrifice something you control.