Can you play Cruel Patron to a battlefield with a single unit and sacrifice that unit for Cruel Patron's additional cost, or must Cruel Patron be played to the base location?

Ruling: You cannot play Cruel Patron to a battlefield with a single unit and sacrifice that unit for the additional cost. Cruel Patron must be played to the base location.

Nuances:

• The unit being sacrificed as an additional cost cannot be the same unit you're playing to the battlefield