Gastal Blockbuster — ruling 1

You don’t choose a target for the enters ability. If you choose to sacrifice a creature or Vehicle, a second trigger, called a reflexive trigger, is put on the stack, and you choose a target for that one. Players may respond as normal to this new triggered ability.

Gastal Blockbuster : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Gastal Blockbuster is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

When this creature enters, you may sacrifice a creature or Vehicle. When you do, destroy target artifact an opponent controls.

How it works : Gastal Blockbuster

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1February 7, 2025· Wizards of the Coast
You don’t choose a target for the enters ability. If you choose to sacrifice a creature or Vehicle, a second trigger, called a reflexive trigger, is put on the stack, and you choose a target for that one. Players may respond as normal to this new triggered ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.

Legal formats

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