Wanderer and paying life
Asked by The_Epic_Dog 4 years ago
Does The Wanderer stop you from taking damage when you pay life to an Athreos, God of Passage or Bolas's Citadel ?
Rhadamanthus says... #2
No, it won't work that way. Though taking damage usually results in losing life, damage and life loss aren't the same thing. The Wanderer will only protect you from effects that specifically say they deal damage, like Command the Dreadhorde .
Yesterday says... Accepted answer #1
Nope.
You can lose life a number of ways, including being dealt damage, paying life, and cards that straight-up say you lose life (like Blood Tithe ). The Wanderer only stops you from being dealt some damage, but the cards you listed above don't deal damage.
If you controlled a Platinum Emperion then you wouldn't lose life from an opponent activating abilities that cause you to lose life, and you'd be unable to pay life.
May 14, 2019 8:40 p.m.