Nic mindless Zombies and blasts, zombie fodder

[DaemonChild]

A) you are trying to sacrifice after the damage flip, which is too late.
B) Blasts do not match the definition of Attack per page 18 of the rule manual. Blasts are not attacks, spells, nor actions.

This is what I think too. You sac a zombie as a reaction to "you lost the attack duel", doing it at any other time feels wrong.
And as Boscotopia states, Blasts aren't attacks, spells or actions. They are simply a resultant of flipping for damage, so you could perhaps say that Nico is hit by a damageflip, but not that he is hit by an attack.

[egoon]

How about pulses then? You make individual resists before applying the effect.

And pulses without resist... are they even attacks?

[Gruesome]

How about pulses then? You make individual resists before applying the effect.

And pulses without resist... are they even attacks?

In looking at the exact definitions of "Attack", some could be.

For pulses with resist, the "Attack type" that is applicable is:
"Spells that require a resist duel"

More difficult to discern is for pulses without a resist, there is a more generic entry for attack type that simply says:
"Actions that inflict Dg or Wd on another model, or require an opposed duel"

There is actually a rather interesting line that brings up what the definition of "affected" is regarding the whole original "Blast" discussion, IMO.
What do others think?:
"The defender of an attack is either the direct target when a target is required, or any models potentially affected by the attack"

For me, that clears up any debate about pulses, but blasts are a bit cloudier again than I thought they were.

[egoon]

What about pulses that aren't spells or even actions? Like Immolating Demise, Shatter, "KA-BLOOEY!" or BOOM!

[Boscotopia]

What about pulses that aren't spells or even actions? Like Immolating Demise, Shatter, "KA-BLOOEY!" or BOOM!

Different situations, different topics for a different post.