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Nope, he can deal dmg then sacrifice it. Same concept that argent sphinx can atk an opponent and then exile itself

the only reason Vampire Hexmage can do this is because its damage is dealt during the first strike step, giving the Hexmage's controller a chance to activate it's ability before the regular combat damage step.

creatures without first strike CANNOT both deal damage and be removed from combat before the damage resolution step...it's one or the other.

ie: not sure what specific situation you are referring to with Argent Sphinx but something along the lines of what's described here would not be possible.

yeah this works because of the first strike step, he is allowed to sac after dealing first strike damage.

Wait, so you are saying if i block a creature with 5 atk, and i block it with argent sphinx, i cant exile argent sphinx after i deal damage to the attacking creature?

if a creature is present to deal damage during a step then it's also present to take damage during that step.

there's no legal way to change a creature's zone midway through the damage resolution step.

you can block with your Argent Sphinx and then exile him in response to the declare blockers step, which would leave the attacking creature as still being blocked... but the sphinx would neither deal nor take any damage from that combat.

I SEE, but can you block with your creatuere and then sacrifice it?

[QUOTE=olataro]I SEE, but can you block with your creatuere and then sacrifice it?[/QUOTE]

if you couldn't then Gomazoa would be a quite useless card
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewCard_Popup.aspx?CardName=Gomazoa&Edition=ZEN&Print=1

you can activate abilities after declaring blockers but before damage is dealt.

you can also activate abilities after first strike but before normal strike.