Rotisserie Elemental — ruling 1

You choose whether to sacrifice Rotisserie Elemental as its triggered ability resolves. No player may respond between the time you sacrifice it and the time you exile cards from the top of your library.

Rotisserie Elemental — ruling 2

You pay all costs and follow all normal timing rules for cards played from exile this way. For example, if the exiled card is a land card, you may play it only during your main phase while the stack is empty.

Rotisserie Elemental : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Rotisserie Elemental 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

Menace Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put a skewer counter on this creature. Then you may sacrifice it. If you do, exile the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of skewer counters on this creature. You may play those cards this turn.

How it works : Rotisserie Elemental

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1September 1, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
You choose whether to sacrifice Rotisserie Elemental as its triggered ability resolves. No player may respond between the time you sacrifice it and the time you exile cards from the top of your library.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2September 1, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
You pay all costs and follow all normal timing rules for cards played from exile this way. For example, if the exiled card is a land card, you may play it only during your main phase while the stack is empty.
No other card is named in this ruling.