Reanimating Gray Merchant

Asked by Gazoir 8 years ago

Just like a lot of people, I like getting good value out of my 1-drops.

So consider the following board:

  1. I have 4 live left, my opponent has 6 life left
  2. I have a total of 7 devotion to black.
  3. I have a Gray Merchant of Asphodel in my graveyard
  4. I cast Reanimate on the Gray Merchant

Reanimate costs me 5 life (the converted casting cost of Gray Merchant), but I also gain 7 life from his ETB effect.

So here's the question: who wins? Does the life gain resolve before the game checks to see if I'm dead? Or am I doomed?

Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1

State-based actions are checked before a player receives priority. You'll lose for having -1 life before Gray Merchant of Asphodel's ability is put onto the stack.

October 12, 2015 7:23 a.m.

Gazoir says... #2

Thanks Epochalyptik!

October 12, 2015 7:26 a.m.

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