<p>No, as you cannot select a legal target if Hope has not dealt combat damage, so you cannot activate the ability.</p>
<p>(see rulings <a href="https://blogs.magicjudges.org/rules/cr115/" rel="noreferrer">here</a>: 115.1c An activated ability is targeted if it identifies something it will affect by using the phrase “target [something],” where the “something” is a phrase that describes an object and/or player. The target(s) are chosen as the ability is activated; see rule 602.2b.)</p>

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Cantello
<p>Can I sacrifice <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Hope%20of%20Ghirapur">Hope of Ghirapur</a> anytime? For example, a turn it hasn't dealt combat damage.</p>

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This question is possibly a duplicate of [Can I attempt to activate an equipment's equip ability without a valid target?](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/8219/6692). We've had similar questions for [triggered abilities](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/11733/6692) and [spells](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/11248/6692).
Rainbolt
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@Rainbolt not an exact duplicate, but in this case the type differences don't matter, you can't do anything that targets without a valid target (unless it uses the magic words "up to")
Andrew
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@Rainbolt it's not an equipment ability
sinsedrix
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Hope of Ghirapur's abiltity is an activated ability. On this site, duplicate means "This question already has an answer here." not "This question uses the exact same cards, with the exact same card types, and the exact same board state." So I acknowledge that Hope of Ghirapur isn't an equipment card, but you'll have to help me understand how that invalidates the answers on the linked question.
Rainbolt
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Sacrifice condition of Hope of Ghirapur
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# Sacrifice condition of Hope of Ghirapur

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-09-05)

Can I sacrifice [Hope of Ghirapur](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Hope%20of%20Ghirapur) anytime? For example, a turn it hasn't dealt combat damage.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This question is possibly a duplicate of [Can I attempt to activate an equipment's equip ability without a valid target?](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/8219/6692). We've had similar questions for [triggered abilities](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/11733/6692) and [spells](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/11248/6692).  
> **username_2**: @username_1 not an exact duplicate, but in this case the type differences don't matter, you can't do anything that targets without a valid target (unless it uses the magic words "up to")  
> **username_0**: @username_1 it's not an equipment ability  
> **username_1**: Hope of Ghirapur's abiltity is an activated ability. On this site, duplicate means "This question already has an answer here." not "This question uses the exact same cards, with the exact same card types, and the exact same board state." So I acknowledge that Hope of Ghirapur isn't an equipment card, but you'll have to help me understand how that invalidates the answers on the linked question.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2024-09-05. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

No, as you cannot select a legal target if Hope has not dealt combat damage, so you cannot activate the ability.

(see rulings [here](https://blogs.magicjudges.org/rules/cr115/): 115.1c An activated ability is targeted if it identifies something it will affect by using the phrase “target [something],” where the “something” is a phrase that describes an object and/or player. The target(s) are chosen as the ability is activated; see rule 602.2b.)


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