AI DraftFeb 26, 2026
Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle
Overview
If you sacrifice a creature that is equipped with Nim Deathmantle to Ashnod's Altar, the sacrifice happens while activating Ashnod's Altar's ability; Nim Deathmantle’s triggered ability will trigger when the creature is put into the graveyard and that trigger is placed on the stack (above the Altar ability) to be resolved first . The equipment becomes unattached when its creature leaves the battlefield and remains on the battlefield and . When the Nim Deathmantle trigger resolves you may pay 
to return the nontoken creature to the battlefield and attach the Equipment to it; the Equipment’s static effects then apply (including making the creature a black Zombie and giving +2/+2 and intimidate) as described in the ruling for Nim Deathmantle [Ruling 2011-01-01] and the Equipment rules . The Ashnod's Altar activated ability will still resolve separately and add 
when it resolves.
to return the nontoken creature to the battlefield and attach the Equipment to it; the Equipment’s static effects then apply (including making the creature a black Zombie and giving +2/+2 and intimidate) as described in the ruling for Nim Deathmantle [Ruling 2011-01-01] and the Equipment rules . The Ashnod's Altar activated ability will still resolve separately and add when it resolves.Step 1
You activate Ashnod’s Altar’s ability and begin paying its activation costs, which include sacrificing a creature (the sacrifice event moves the creature from the battlefield to your graveyard). The activation finishes and the Altar ability is placed on the stack.
Step 2
When the creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, Nim Deathmantle’s triggered ability triggers and that triggered ability is placed on the stack (the game puts triggered abilities on the stack after state-based actions are processed) .
Step 3
Because the creature left the battlefield, the Equipment (Nim Deathmantle) becomes unattached from that creature and remains on the battlefield as an unattached artifact and .
Step 4
The Deathmantle trigger will resolve before the Altar ability (normal stack order). When the trigger resolves you may pay . If you do, the trigger’s effect returns the nontoken creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield and attaches Nim Deathmantle to it as part of that effect.
. If you do, the trigger’s effect returns the nontoken creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield and attaches Nim Deathmantle to it as part of that effect.Step 5
Once Nim Deathmantle is attached to the returned creature, its static effects apply, making the creature a black Zombie and granting +2/+2 and intimidate as described by the card and ruling [Ruling 2011-01-01] and the Equipment rules .
Step 6
After the Deathmantle trigger resolves (whether you paid or not), the Altar ability will later resolve and add to your mana pool as written on the card.
or not), the Altar ability will later resolve and add to your mana pool as written on the card.Resolution
You can sacrifice a creature equipped with Nim Deathmantle to Ashnod’s Altar: the Deathmantle triggered ability triggers when the creature is put into your graveyard and will be placed on the stack to resolve (typically above the Altar ability) . The Equipment becomes unattached at that time and stays on the battlefield and . If you pay when the trigger resolves, the creature is returned to the battlefield and Nim Deathmantle is attached to it; Nim Deathmantle then makes that creature a black Zombie and grants +2/+2 and intimidate according to its text and ruling [Ruling 2011-01-01] and the Equipment rules . The Altar’s ability still resolves separately and produces .
when the trigger resolves, the creature is returned to the battlefield and Nim Deathmantle is attached to it; Nim Deathmantle then makes that creature a black Zombie and grants +2/+2 and intimidate according to its text and ruling [Ruling 2011-01-01] and the Equipment rules . The Altar’s ability still resolves separately and produces .Feedback