Does Ethereal Haze Prevent Triggered Abilities from Creatures?
Asked by GoldenAgeBatman 6 years ago
Hello! I have a question regarding the interaction of cards like Wayward Servant or Sanctum Seeker against an opponent.
Can the damage from either of their triggered abilities (e.g.
"Whenever another Zombie enters the battlefield under your control, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life."
or
"Whenever a Vampire you control attacks, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.")
be prevented by a card like Ethereal Haze which reads "Prevent all damage that would be dealt by creatures this turn."?
Thank you!
It's important to understand that while damage causes life loss, life loss is not itself necessarily damage. So as Boza said, cards that say "(player) loses X life" don't count as damage for damage prevention.
You can link cards with double brackets, like so:
[[Wayward Servant]]
November 19, 2018 12:15 a.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #3
GoldenAgeBatman: Answers to this question have been up for a while. I chose one to mark as the "Accepted Answer" so that the thread can move out of the Unanswered queue. Please remember to take care of this yourself in the future.
Boza says... Accepted answer #1
Please, for clarity, link all the cards in your question
Wayward Servant, Sanctum Seeker, Ethereal Haze
No, the abilities on the zombie or the vampire will not be affected by Haze. These creature's abilities make their opponent lose life, which is not the same as deal damage. Compare their text with say, Guttersnipe for comparison, whose ability will be prevented by Ethereal Haze.
November 18, 2018 8:38 p.m.