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PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:44 am 
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We've been playing mtg again lately and I noticed Tainted Remedy. I was thinking what would happen if for example both players are at 3 health, I have Tainted Remedy on the field and my opponent casts Alms of the Vein on me? A draw or do I lose first?


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PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 12:03 pm 
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This would result in a draw. Players don't lose QUITE instantly upon hitting 0 or less life. Rather, there's a "State Based Effect" (SBE) that says that when a player is at 0 or less life, they lose the game. These SBEs are checked whenever a player would gain priority (such as to activate an ability or cast a spell), but otherwise they don't come up. In theory, a player can dip below 1 life during the resolution of a spell or ability, and so long as they are at or above 1 life when that spell or ability finishes resolving, then they'll be just fine! In this case, when the SBEs are checked, BOTH players are at or below 0 life, and thus both lose simultaneously.

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 2:08 pm 
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Thank you, I wasnt sure because it isnt a triggered ability


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PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:51 am 
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(They're called state-based actions, not state-based effects.)


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