Deathgrip

Deathgrip [NEW TEXT] [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Kill a friendly unit. If you do, give +[M] equal to its Might to another friendly unit this turn. Draw 1. [OLD TEXT] [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Kill a friendly unit to give +[M] equal to its Might to another friendly unit this

Deathgrip Q: Is the first friendly unit on Deathgrip a cost or a target? When do I kill it, and what happens if I don't? Deathgrip uses a nonstandard wording that we normally avoid, precisely because of these ambiguities. We're issuing errata to bring it more in line with how other cards and abilities work. This errata establishes that 1) the friendly unit i

359.3.e.13. A spell or ability that moves something to a different zone as a cost or effect can "look back" at its characteristics before it changes zones. 359.3.e.14. Some instructions may reference Game Objects affected by, or Game Actions performed in, other instructions in a card. The referenced and referencing instructions are called "linked instruction