What happens when I activate Soul Conduit and control Platinum Emperion?
Asked by Legendxp 8 years ago
Rule 701.8a states that; "A spell or ability may instruct players to exchange something (for example, life totals or control of two permanents) as part of its resolution. When such a spell or ability resolves, if the entire exchange cant be completed, no part of the exchange occurs."
Would this mean that since my life total can't change, nothing would happen?
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Would my opponent and I both have the same life total?
I'm not asking to duplicate a life total.
I was wondering if what this meant was; "One player gains or loses life until they are at X" while "The other player gains or loses life until they are at Y", where X and Y are their respective opponent's life totals.
If this is the case, wouldn't the switch occur, but then the player with Platinum Emperion wouldn't gain or lose life?
July 13, 2016 12:42 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #3
It's true that exchanging life totals causes the two players to gain or lose life to reach their new totals. That's why the exchange doesn't work. You can't make the exchange because one player (the one who controls Platinum Emperion) can't gain or lose life. Remember, an exchange can only occur if both sides of the exchange can happen.
July 13, 2016 12:57 p.m.
Found the answer, I was getting these three rules mixed up
701.8c When life totals are exchanged, each player gains or loses the amount of life necessary to equal the other players previous life total. Replacement effects may modify these gains and losses, and triggered abilities may trigger on them.
701.8g A spell or ability may instruct a player to exchange two numerical values. In such an exchange, each value becomes equal to the previous value of the other. If either of those values is a life total, the affected player gains or loses the amount of life necessary to equal the othervalue. Replacement effects may modify this gain or loss, and triggered abilities may trigger on it. If either of those values is a power or toughness, a continuous effect is created setting that power or toughness to the other value (see rule 613.3b). This rule does not apply to spells and abilities that switch a creatures power and toughness.
118.7. If an effect says that a player cant gain life, that player cant make an exchange such that the players life total would become higher; in that case, the exchange wont happen. In addition, a cost that involves having that player gain life cant be paid, and a replacement effect that would replace a life gain event affecting that player wont do anything.
July 13, 2016 9:30 p.m.
By the way @Epochalyptik Thanks for the input, I do appreciate it. I probably wouldn't have made the connection otherwise.
July 13, 2016 9:33 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #6
No problem; it's good that you found the rules. I tend to answer most questions from mobile, which limits my ability to search and copy from the rule book.
Epochalyptik says... #1
An exchange means you swap the two things that are being exchanged. If you can't swap them, you don't. Under no circumstances do you duplicate anything or perform a half exchange.
July 13, 2016 12:33 p.m.