EDH: Can Exquisite Archangel save you from losing a game due to commander damage?
Asked by Bezter 6 years ago
Exquisite Archangel reads "If you would lose the game, ..." not "If your life total would become less than 0" or something like that. I assume the wording about life after that part means it can only save you from losing a game because of life, but it doesn't say specifically.
Also, could it save you from Glorious End or other "you lose the game" cards?
Tyrant-Thanatos says... #2
Yup, as Rhadamanthus explained, it will stop you from losing the game initially, but since it doesn't reset anything other than your life total, as soon as the game checks again, you'll lose "again". Same applies to Poison Counters.
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #1
Unfortunately it doesn't help against commander damage. Though technically you'll be safe for a fleeting moment right after the game first tries to make you lose, the game will check state-based-actions again after applying the Angel's effect and will make you lose for taking too much commander damage.
Yes, it will save you from Glorious End, etc. The "you lose" part of the effect gets replaced with exiling Exquisite Archangel and setting your life back to the starting total.
October 3, 2017 8:36 p.m.