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Magic (The Gathering) => Rules => Topic started by: Skullguy725 on March 22, 2015, 08:37:01 AM

Title: You gain life equal to the life lost this way
Post by: Skullguy725 on March 22, 2015, 08:37:01 AM
I've seen this on a lot of cards (see {Debt to the deathless})
Does it mean you gain the amount of life lost for each opponent?

Thanks
Title: Re: You gain life equal to the life lost this way
Post by: Pi on March 22, 2015, 09:19:26 AM
Yes. You gain all the life lost that way. But not from something like {Guttersnipe}, that would deal damage when the spell is cast, because the damage comes from another source.
Title: Re: You gain life equal to the life lost this way
Post by: Remillo on March 22, 2015, 11:45:20 AM
To clarify:  if you are playing a 4-man game and you cast it for X=5, you have three opponents that each lose 5 life, meaning 15 life was lost that way.  Therefore, you gain 15 life.
Title: Re: You gain life equal to the life lost this way
Post by: Lord of the Flying Guinea-Potatoes on March 22, 2015, 12:32:37 PM
Quote from: Remillo on March 22, 2015, 11:45:20 AM
To clarify:  if you are playing a 4-man game and you cast it for X=5, you have three opponents that each lose 5 life, meaning 15 life was lost that way.  Therefore, you gain 15 life.
In a 4 player game if x = 5 your 3 opponents would lose 10 life and you would gain 30 life; debt says they lose life equal to 2 times x.
Title: Re: You gain life equal to the life lost this way
Post by: particle on March 22, 2015, 02:30:10 PM
Dang remillo got {keyoto'ed}.
Title: Re: You gain life equal to the life lost this way
Post by: Co2 on March 22, 2015, 05:04:14 PM
Quote from: Remillo on March 22, 2015, 11:45:20 AM
To clarify:  if you are playing a 4-man game and you cast it for X=5, you have three opponents that each lose 5 life, meaning 15 life was lost that way.  Therefore, you gain 15 life.

What If one of those opponent only hâve 3 Life left.
Do i still gain 15?
Title: Re: You gain life equal to the life lost this way
Post by: Remillo on March 22, 2015, 05:13:43 PM
I have been corrected!  I was thinking {Exsanguinate}
Title: Re: You gain life equal to the life lost this way
Post by: Kaylesh on March 23, 2015, 02:15:11 AM
Quote from: Co2 on March 22, 2015, 05:04:14 PM
Quote from: Remillo on March 22, 2015, 11:45:20 AM
To clarify:  if you are playing a 4-man game and you cast it for X=5, you have three opponents that each lose 5 life, meaning 15 life was lost that way.  Therefore, you gain 15 life.

What If one of those opponent only hâve 3 Life left.
Do i still gain 15?
At three life left they still lose 15 to get to -12 life
Title: Re: You gain life equal to the life lost this way
Post by: Skullguy725 on March 23, 2015, 07:37:54 AM
Does the same apply to extort? (See {Blind obedience})
Title: Re: You gain life equal to the life lost this way
Post by: Remillo on March 23, 2015, 08:45:34 AM
Quote from: Skullguy725 on March 23, 2015, 07:37:54 AM
Does the same apply to extort? (See {Blind obedience})

Yup.  In a four-player free-for-all, each Extort trigger you pay for will net you 3 life, barring effects like {Platinum Emperion}.  If one opponent had one of those guys out, you'd only gain 2, since only two life would be lost.
Title: Re: You gain life equal to the life lost this way
Post by: Skullguy725 on March 23, 2015, 03:42:22 PM
Quote from: Remillo on March 23, 2015, 08:45:34 AM
Quote from: Skullguy725 on March 23, 2015, 07:37:54 AM
Does the same apply to extort? (See {Blind obedience})

Yup.  In a four-player free-for-all, each Extort trigger you pay for will net you 3 life, barring effects like {Platinum Emperion}.  If one opponent had one of those guys out, you'd only gain 2, since only two life would be lost.

Got it. Thanks for the clarification