Who doesn’t love drawing a bunch of cards? It’s exciting and rewarding- Even if you have to sacrifice a creature to get those draws. But let’s say you have a Centaur Courser enchanted by Boon Satyr and pumped with a Giant Growth when you cast Life’s Legacy. You probably guessed that you’re about to draw ten cards- and you would be correct. Seems straight forward right? So let’s mix it up with some likely scenarios.
In response to you casting Life’s Legacy your opponent casts Back to Nature. How many cards will you draw then? Fortunately for you the sacrifice is part of the cost. Whatever power your creature has at the time it is sacrificed is how many cards you will be drawing. The Centaur is already in the graveyard when Life’s Legacy becomes cast- before Back to Nature is on the Stack. You draw ten cards when it resolves.
Your opponent casts Ulcerate targeting the centaur in response to Life’s Legacy. Cue violin playing as the sacrifice is part of the cost- which means they can’t cast their Ulcerate targeting your Centaur, because it doesn’t exist on the battlefield! Your opponent’s spell goes back to their hand and they get their mana back. You still draw ten cards when Life’s Legacy resolves.
You’re probably getting the point by now. There is not much your opponent can do to change the fact that you will draw the amount of cards equal to the power of the sacrificed creature. There is a down side, however. Should your Life’s Legacy be countered, the sacrifice still occurs. That isn’t fun for you. Hope you learned something new today! Come back tomorrow for more great tips!

Today’s Rules Tip written by Daniel Clarke