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Can Sacrificial Construct prevent a card being trashed as part of a paid ability cost, like Self-Modifying Code?

Several experienced players agree on this reading; no official ruling was found.

  • skotothalamos · Community · 2015-02-28
  • CommissarFeesh · Community · 2015-02-28
  • jakodrako · Community · 2015-03-01
  • RandomGraham · Community · 2013-03-27
  • Tuism · Community · 2013-03-27

You can prevent the trash, but because the cost was not fully paid, the ability's effect does not happen. The rulebook treats a cost as paid before its effect, so Sacrificial Construct only throws away the card for no gain.

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