Demonlord Belzenlok + Deadly Wanderings vs. Instant Removal

Asked by irmsilver 4 years ago

I cast Demonlord Belzenlok while I control Deadly Wanderings and no other creatures. As Belzenlok is my only creature, Deadly Wanderings gives him lifelink, so his trigger which deals damage to me will also gain me that much life.

But what is someone uses instant speed removal in response to his trigger (ex. Price of Fame )? Because Belzenlok is no longer on the battlefield, I no longer meet Deadly Wanderings's requirement. So do I no longer gain life? Or do I gain life since Belzenlok's last state did have lifelink?

Kogarashi says... Accepted answer #1

You would gain life.

Because the ability isn't contingent upon Demonlord Belzenlok surviving in order to resolve, it will still resolve. Because the ability says that Belzenlok deals the damage, it checks last known information (the object as it exists--or as it last existed--on the battlefield) in order to determine if there are any special interactions such as lifelink.

In this case, Belzenlok last existed with lifelink, and therefore you would gain life from the damage.

December 9, 2019 8:22 p.m.