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    Combat Damage and that new NPH card

    The New Phyrexian card (enchantment) in question is: "Phyrexian Unlife"

    Phyrexian Unlife reads:
    Quote Originally Posted by Phyrexian Unlife
    You do not lose the game for having 0 or less life.
    While you are at 0 or less life, all sources of damage to you gains Infect.
    Here are some scenarios that needs to be cleared:

    1) I am at 8 life. If a Progenitus is attacking me, how would the enchantment above affect damage calculation? Would my life be just at zero or will I be at zero with two poison counters?

    2) I am at 8 life. If three Goblin Piledrivers are attacking me: a) I will be at zero life with no poison counters, b) I will be at zero life with 5 poison counters (from the third Goblin Piledriver), c) I will be at zero life with 7 poison counters (8 damage from the first and second Goblin Piledriver bringing me to zero, the remaining two damage from the second Goblin Piledriver giving me two poison counters and the third Goblin Piledriver giving me another 5 poison counters)?

    Thanks in advance.
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    Re: Combat Damage and that new NPH card

    1) You are at -2 life.

    2) You are at -7 life.

    No matter how many creatures are attacking you, combat damage is taken all at once as a single event, leaving you at negative life if necessary. In both cases, you don't get any poison counters this turn because they had to put you into infection range first. It's from now on that damage will start translating into poison counters.
    Last edited by cdr; 04-13-2011 at 05:52 PM. Reason: s/object/event, but close :)

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    Re: Combat Damage and that new NPH card

    More technically, damage from an object is dealt as a single event and all combat damage is a single event.

    Assuming the translation of Phyrexian Unlife is accurate, the second effect will not kick in until after something knocks you to 0 or less - since each instance of damage is a single event, Unlife's replacement effect won't kick in halfway through.
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    Re: Combat Damage and that new NPH card

    Thank you for clarifying it guys.
    I am convinced that WotC is "dumbing" the game because of all the stupid posts they come across on MTG-related forums
    Quote Originally Posted by Kyle View Post
    13NoVa plays Force of Will from his hand.
    Finglonger plays Spell Pierce from his hand.
    [10:22:43]  13NoVa: lol
    sure
    Finglonger points from his Dack Fayden to 13NoVa's Sol Ring.
    [10:23:04]  13NoVa: lol dumb ******; nice draws with retard.dec
    stupid cocksucker
    You have been kicked out of the game.

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