My husband and I can’t agree. If I play Torment of Scarabs to enchant him, but he has Dwarven Scorcher, can he activate Dwarven Scorcher’s ability (pay one fire mana, sacrifice DS to deal 1 damage to target player) to use both that ability AND satisfy the requirements of Torment of Scarabs?
I’m arguing that the point of Torment of Scarabs is to either force a payment of 3 life or to lose out on using a card (whether by discarding or removing from the battlefield), and that sacrificing Dwarven Sorcher to deal damage would not satisfy the enchantment, because sacrificing for the enchantment would mean he cannot use that ability. Would love for someone to weigh in.
For context, I’ve see the rule that one sacrifice cannot satisfy two different activated abilities, but he doesn’t think that rule applies here, since the enchantment isn’t an activated ability.
My husband and I can’t agree. If I play Torment of Scarabs to enchant him, but he has Dwarven Scorcher, can he activate Dwarven Scorcher’s ability (pay one fire mana, sacrifice DS to deal 1 damage to target player) to use both that ability AND satisfy the requirements of Torment of Scarabs?
I’m arguing that the point of Torment of Scarabs is to either force a payment of 3 life or to lose out on using a card (whether by discarding or removing from the battlefield), and that sacrificing Dwarven Sorcher to deal damage would not satisfy the enchantment, because sacrificing for the enchantment would mean he cannot use that ability. Would love for someone to weigh in.
For context, I’ve see the rule that one sacrifice cannot satisfy two different activated abilities, but he doesn’t think that rule applies here, since the enchantment isn’t an activated ability.
I’m arguing that the point of Torment of Scarabs is to either force a payment of 3 life or to lose out on using a card (whether by discarding or removing from the battlefield), and that sacrificing Dwarven Sorcher to deal damage would not satisfy the enchantment, because sacrificing for the enchantment would mean he cannot use that ability. Would love for someone to weigh in.
For context, I’ve see the rule that one sacrifice cannot satisfy two different activated abilities, but he doesn’t think that rule applies here, since the enchantment isn’t an activated ability.
Thanks!
I’m arguing that the point of Torment of Scarabs is to either force a payment of 3 life or to lose out on using a card (whether by discarding or removing from the battlefield), and that sacrificing Dwarven Sorcher to deal damage would not satisfy the enchantment, because sacrificing for the enchantment would mean he cannot use that ability. Would love for someone to weigh in.
For context, I’ve see the rule that one sacrifice cannot satisfy two different activated abilities, but he doesn’t think that rule applies here, since the enchantment isn’t an activated ability.
Thanks!