RtR card question (spoiler alert?)

[Jdogtoocool]

There's this guy called nivmagus elemental and his ability is he can exile target instant or sorcery and gets +1+1 it's ability isn't activated. If say I cast an instant and my opponent counters it with a counter spell can I in response sac the instant and pump the nivmagus?

[izik99]

Yeah. You can exile the spell you just cast, so its completely useless if countered.

[Greg54js]

There's this guy called nivmagus elemental and his ability is he can exile target instant or sorcery and gets +1+1 it's ability isn't activated. If say I cast an instant and my opponent counters it with a counter spell can I in response sac the instant and pump the nivmagus?

I thought his ability read whenever you counter a spell exile it and put a counter on him. Not exile any card countered... Maybe I read it wrong tho

[izik99]

You exile any spell YOU cast. The spell you exiled doesn't resolve, so it doesn't do anything.

[scarsabrex]

There's this guy called nivmagus elemental and his ability is he can exile target instant or sorcery and gets +1+1 it's ability isn't activated. If say I cast an instant and my opponent counters it with a counter spell can I in response sac the instant and pump the nivmagus?

it is an activated ability btw

[BlackJester]

FYI

http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=135468&stc=1&d=1347249742

[Jdogtoocool]

There's this guy called nivmagus elemental and his ability is he can exile target instant or sorcery and gets +1+1 it's ability isn't activated. If say I cast an instant and my opponent counters it with a counter spell can I in response sac the instant and pump the nivmagus?

it is an activated ability btw

Yeah I was explaining the instant and sorceries activated ability