<p><strong>It will not.</strong> Sacrificing is a cost paid for the effect to go on stack. Just like you can not spend 1 mana on different costs, you can not spend 1 creature on different costs.</p>

<p>If you wanted it to work the way you described, the ability should be a triggered one, for example it could read: 'When this creature is sacrificed, ...'.</p>

<p>(Also, keep in mind that sacrificing is not <strong>targeting</strong> anything. Untargettable creatures can still be sacrificed)</p>

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<p>When choosing a creature to sacrifice (originated from a "sacrifice a creature" instruction), if the creature that is being sacrificed has "sacrifice this creature (for whatever result)", does it trigger?</p>

<p>Does it make any difference if the target creature is a forced sacrifice instead of a volunteered sacrifice?</p>

<p>Example scenario:
I play <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=226890" rel="nofollow">Altar's Reap</a> to draw 2 cards and target <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=74427" rel="nofollow">Bile Urchin</a> as the sacrifice. Does this trigger Bile Urchin's "<em>Sacrifice Bile Urchin: Target player loses 1 life.</em>"?</p>

<p>I may have thought about this for too long and confused myself, so a little clarification would be great.</p>

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Does "Sacrifice a creature" trigger "sacrifice this creature"
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# Does "Sacrifice a creature" trigger "sacrifice this creature"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-11-02)

When choosing a creature to sacrifice (originated from a "sacrifice a creature" instruction), if the creature that is being sacrificed has "sacrifice this creature (for whatever result)", does it trigger?

Does it make any difference if the target creature is a forced sacrifice instead of a volunteered sacrifice?

Example scenario:
I play [Altar's Reap](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=226890) to draw 2 cards and target [Bile Urchin](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=74427) as the sacrifice. Does this trigger Bile Urchin's "*Sacrifice Bile Urchin: Target player loses 1 life.*"?

I may have thought about this for too long and confused myself, so a little clarification would be great.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-11-02. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

**It will not.** Sacrificing is a cost paid for the effect to go on stack. Just like you can not spend 1 mana on different costs, you can not spend 1 creature on different costs.

If you wanted it to work the way you described, the ability should be a triggered one, for example it could read: 'When this creature is sacrificed, ...'.

(Also, keep in mind that sacrificing is not **targeting** anything. Untargettable creatures can still be sacrificed)


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