Athreos vs. Magma Spray/Anger of the Gods

[ChaosLayer]

Does Athreos prevent the exile from Magma Spray and/or Anger of the Gods? The assumption is the target opponant does not pay 3 life when creature dies.

[particle]

{athreos, god of passage} only will trigger when a creature you control actually dies, dies meaning moves from the battlefield to the graveyard specifically. {anger of the gods} prevents the creatures from going to the graveyard at all, so they never actually "die" or trigger anything associated with death. if creatures that have been dealt damage by {anger of the gods} would "die" they just go straight to exile. it creates what is known as a "replacement effect" because it uses the word instead. {athreos, god of passage} wont trigger at all, and your opponents will never get to pay life. same thing for {magma spray},

[ChaosLayer]

thank you Particle. i was hoping to thoughtseize something other than a magma spray.