Can a game be a draw?
Asked by YodaVoda 3 years ago
Is a game considered a draw if my opponent has 4 life and i have 2 and i cast Psionic Blast and it resolves dealing lethal damage to both of us?
VampDemigod says... #2
Btw, if your opponent had 1 poison counters and you had no cards in library, and you cast a single spell that dealt one damage and drew you a card, only one of you would lose. This is because there is an order that state-based actions are checked in (it has to be one spell because state-based actions are checked every time any player could cast an instant).
I’m not actually sure who’d lose though, so now I have a question. XD
Caerwyn, who loses in the scenario listed above?
October 24, 2020 9:45 a.m.
VampDemigod - you are incorrect - all State-based Actions occur at the same time:
704.3. Whenever a player would get priority (see rule 117, “Timing and Priority”), the game checks for any of the listed conditions for state-based actions, then performs all applicable state-based actions simultaneously as a single event. If any state-based actions are performed as a result of a check, the check is repeated; otherwise all triggered abilities that are waiting to be put on the stack are put on the stack, then the check is repeated. Once no more state-based actions have been performed as the result of a check and no triggered abilities are waiting to be put on the stack, the appropriate player gets priority. This process also occurs during the cleanup step (see rule 514), except that if no state-based actions are performed as the result of the step’s first check and no triggered abilities are waiting to be put on the stack, then no player gets priority and the step ends. Emphasis added.
October 24, 2020 10:53 a.m.
VampDemigod says... #4
Oh! I missed that bit about it all happening at once! Thanks for correcting my dumb arse!
Caerwyn says... Accepted answer #1
In the future, please use the RulesQ&A section if you have questions about rules, cards, or card interactions. That section has some advanced functionality, including the ability to mark an answer as accepted to indicate your question has been resolved. I have moved the thread for you.
To answer your question, this situation would result in the game being a draw, as both players will simultaneously lose due to having 0 health when state based actions are checked after the resolution of Psionic Blast.
October 24, 2020 3:35 a.m.