Combo question
Asked by Asyriel 4 years ago
I'm planning on using Hallow on Spoils of the Vault . Will this work when a card says lose 1 life as opposed to deals 1 damage?
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I have gone ahead and moved this thread for you.
This will not work as damage and loss of life are different. Damage occurs when a spell or ability specifically says you take damage, such as Lightning Bolt or Fanatical Firebrand , or through combat damage.
Loss of life occurs when your life total decreases.
Damage generally causes loss of life*; loss of life does not cause damage.
*There are some replacement effects where damage does not cause loss of life, the most common being Infect and damage prevention, such as with Hallow .
June 16, 2019 10:54 a.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #4
@Asyriel: Since it's pretty clear you got a satisfactory answer to your question, I went ahead and marked it as the accepted answer. Please remember to take care of this yourself in the future, using the green "Mark as Answer" button on the post that best answered your question.
Snowmen1 says... Accepted answer #1
Sadly loss of life doesn't equate to damage. damage can be loss of life, but not the other way around. May be a bit confusing, Does that make sense to you? would be a cool interaction though.
June 16, 2019 10:52 a.m.