<p>A card may have several creature types but at least one of them has to be spirit for them to be able to get sacrificed.</p>

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2015-10-21T12:57:19.907Z
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Neil Meyer
<p>After a little more research and finding some loosely related info on another question here I found the following in the rules.</p>

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  <p>302.3. Creature subtypes are always a single word and are listed after a long dash: "Creature -- Human Soldier," "Artifact Creature -- Golem," and so on. Creature subtypes are also called creature types. Creatures may have multiple subtypes. See rule 205.3m for the complete list of creature types.
  Example: "Creature -- Goblin Wizard" means the card is a creature with the subtypes Goblin and Wizard.</p>
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<p>If a creature has a subtype of "demon spirit", it is a "demon" and a "spirit" which I believe satisfies the "spirits" requirement of "Devouring Greed".</p>

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2015-10-21T10:13:04.113Z
Note that the subtypes for Tribal are the same as those for Creature. If there were some card with the typeline "Tribal Enchantment - Spirit", it could be sacrificed as part of the additional cost to cast Devouring Greed. (see also Boggart Shenanigans + Goblin Grenade)
Hao Ye
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2015-10-21T14:21:57.707Z
@HaoYe As long as it's a permanent, rather than just a card :)
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<p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Devouring%20Greed">Devouring Greed</a> states:</p>
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<p>As an additional cost to cast Devouring Greed, you may sacrifice any number of Spirits. Target player loses 2 life plus 2 life for each Spirit sacrificed this way. You gain that much life.</p>
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<p>Does this only apply to cards that have a type/class of &quot;Creature - Spirit&quot; or does it include cards with a class of &quot;Dragon Spirit&quot; or &quot;Demon Spirit&quot;?</p>
<p>I have tried to research this but can't figure out the correct terms to search for.</p>

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Clarification of "spirits" on "Devouring Greed" card
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# Clarification of "spirits" on "Devouring Greed" card

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-10-21)

[Devouring Greed](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Devouring%20Greed) states:

> As an additional cost to cast Devouring Greed, you may sacrifice any number of Spirits. Target player loses 2 life plus 2 life for each Spirit sacrificed this way. You gain that much life.

Does this only apply to cards that have a type/class of "Creature - Spirit" or does it include cards with a class of "Dragon Spirit" or "Demon Spirit"?

I have tried to research this but can't figure out the correct terms to search for.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2015-10-21. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

After a little more research and finding some loosely related info on another question here I found the following in the rules.

> 302.3. Creature subtypes are always a single word and are listed after a long dash: "Creature -- Human Soldier," "Artifact Creature -- Golem," and so on. Creature subtypes are also called creature types. Creatures may have multiple subtypes. See rule 205.3m for the complete list of creature types.
> Example: "Creature -- Goblin Wizard" means the card is a creature with the subtypes Goblin and Wizard.

If a creature has a subtype of "demon spirit", it is a "demon" and a "spirit" which I believe satisfies the "spirits" requirement of "Devouring Greed".

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Note that the subtypes for Tribal are the same as those for Creature. If there were some card with the typeline "Tribal Enchantment - Spirit", it could be sacrificed as part of the additional cost to cast Devouring Greed. (see also Boggart Shenanigans + Goblin Grenade)  
> **username_3**: @HaoYe As long as it's a permanent, rather than just a card :)  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-10-21. Score: 1

A card may have several creature types but at least one of them has to be spirit for them to be able to get sacrificed.


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