Phyrexian Unlife + Overkill damage = ?
Asked by IAmKingTony 13 years ago
Say my opponent has Phyrexian Unlife out with 8 life remaining. I swing in for 31, what happens?
This doesnt sound right. its shouldnt give you a frebee basicly it should turn all damage past zero into poison counters. even if all the damage was done at the same time.
February 25, 2012 5:21 a.m.
Sorry neozzero but it is right.
Here's the oracle ruling.
6/1/2011: Phyrexian Unlife won't affect damage that reduces your life total from a positive number to 0 or less. For example, if you're at 3 life and are dealt 5 damage, you'll end up at -2 life. The next time you're dealt damage, it will be dealt as though its source had infect.
February 25, 2012 5:49 a.m.
hunter9000 says... #5
The reason is because there is only one damage event, so condition for the replacement ability is only checked one time. It either gets replaced as a whole, or it doesn't.
hunter9000 says... Accepted answer #1
If you attack with enough creatures to hit him with 31 combat damage, then Phyrexian Unlife wouldn't do anything to the damage. He isn't at 0 or less life, so it's second ability doesn't change the damage to infect. He would take 31 damage and go down to -23.
He wouldn't lose the game like he would normally, but any further damage that's done to him would be replaced by the second ability. So if he's at -23 and you swing for 5, then he would take 5 poison counters.
February 25, 2012 3:03 a.m.