Does niv-mizzet, the firemind go infinite with Curiosity?

Asked by Poopernoodles 9 years ago

So Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind states that whenever i draw a card he deals 1 damage to target creature or player. if i enchant him with Curiosity would he go infinite? Curiosity says every time enchanted creature deals damage to an opponent you may draw a card. it doesn't specify that it must be combat damage. does that mean the pings of Niv-mizzet create an infinite loop?

Vatofrog says... #1

Yes

April 23, 2015 1:29 p.m.

acbooster says... Accepted answer #2

You would be correct for the reasons you stated. Since Curiosity only cares if the creature dealt damage to an opponent, you'll be able to draw a card if you wish, pinging your opponent for 1, letting you draw another card, etc.

Scratch that, you'd go pseudo-infinite. Since you only have so many cards in your library, the sequence will stop when you have no cards left, the game ends, or you decide to not draw a card. That's the important thing to note, is that Curiosity's ability is a "may" ability. Sometimes cards will cause an unbreakable loop of effects that can cause the game to end in a draw because no player is able to obtain priority anymore.

April 23, 2015 2:29 p.m.

Poopernoodles says... #3

Thanks! thats awesome! time to build a super jank deck around that!

April 23, 2015 2:32 p.m.