Phyrexian Unlife and Delaying Shield
Asked by thesudosudo 13 years ago
If I have both Phyrexian Unlife and Delaying Shield out at the same time will I ever die from taking any kind of damage ever?
Also if I get Exsanguinated will that go over the combo previously mentioned?
I think I have it down correctly but would just like to make sure.
BrokenZygoma says... #2
I should clarify that damage would go to Delaying Shield as delay counters, then when it says you lose life equal to the number of counters on it at your upkeep, no more counters would go on it because its not dealing damage to you. It would just disappear as opposed to becoming an endless cycle.
April 28, 2012 8:57 p.m.
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #3
Delaying Shield replaces damage completely, and Phyrexian Unlife won't turn the eventual life loss into poison because it isn't damage. You're good on that one.
Likewise, Unlife doesn't turn Exsanguinate into poison either, because again, it isn't damage.
April 28, 2012 8:58 p.m.
BrokenZygoma says... #5
And damage from a source that actually has Infect is still damage as well so the combo still works because Delaying Shield will re-direct that damage. So I don't think there is any way to lose as long as those 2 cards are out. Besides if your opponent wins with an alternate win-con.
April 28, 2012 9:03 p.m.
Had the same idea with Melira, Sylvok Outcast. What you should worry is about destroying enchantments, a mill deck, or being given poison counters from an other source.
April 29, 2012 9:16 a.m.
thesudosudo says... #7
Greater Auramancy Wheel of Sun and Moon. Bring it on.
April 29, 2012 12:25 p.m.
BrokenZygoma says... #8
@_Grintex as I said earlier, any source that actually deals damage in poison counters is still technically dealing damage so Delaying Shield will redirect that damage entirely.
April 29, 2012 1:56 p.m.
LasersAllOver says... #9
For Wheel of Sun and Moon if they have Leyline of the Void on the field which triggers first? Cause if Leyline of the Void triggered first it would be able to stop the anti-mil of Wheel of Sun and Moon because they wouldn't be going to the graveyard but instead would being exiled.
BrokenZygoma says... #1
I know there is a difference between damage and loss of life, and since Phyrexian Unlife
says damage is done as if its source has infect, only sources that deal damage like creatures or burn spells that say damage would trigger delaying shield. Exsanguinate
and Delaying Shield
would not have any effect since they results in "Loss of life" and not damage. So I believe this combo would work.
April 28, 2012 8:55 p.m.