<p>No. All targets are picked as part of casting the spell. The spell resolves and places the creature in the graveyard far later.</p>

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2013-11-25T21:48:49.777Z
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ikegami
<p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Betrayal%20of%20Flesh">Betrayal of Flesh</a> reads</p>
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<p>Choose one — Destroy target creature; or return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.</p>
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<p>Entwine—Sacrifice three lands. (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)</p>
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<p>If I cast it with entwine, can I target the same creature with the first half (while it is on the battlefield) and the second half (when it is in the graveyard)? Or do I pick the target for the second half before the first half resolves?</p>

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Can I kill and revive the same creature with Betrayal of Flesh entwined?
bengoesboom
# Can I kill and revive the same creature with Betrayal of Flesh entwined?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-25)

[Betrayal of Flesh](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Betrayal%20of%20Flesh) reads

> Choose one — Destroy target creature; or return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

> Entwine—Sacrifice three lands. (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

If I cast it with entwine, can I target the same creature with the first half (while it is on the battlefield) and the second half (when it is in the graveyard)? Or do I pick the target for the second half before the first half resolves?

**Tags:** magic-the-gathering


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-11-25. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

No. All targets are picked as part of casting the spell. The spell resolves and places the creature in the graveyard far later.


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