With Necropotence and Solitary Confinement will damage prevention happen?

Asked by witemouse 6 years ago

I look at a lot of decks and see this combo, but when I see it Necropotence the life is a cost, not actual damage. So Solitary Confinement shouldn't stop that damage, correct? I feel like I'm missing something. Maybe with Phyrexian Arena where it says lose 1 life might be different?

Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #1

Solitary Confinement only prevents damage, and doesn't stop the life loss from either Necropotence or Phyrexian Arena.

The key thing to know is that damage and life loss are two different things. Losing life is the most common result of taking damage, but it's also possible to lose life without taking any damage (Phyrexian Arena, Bump in the Night, etc.) and there are even some situations where damage doesn't actually cause life loss (the Infect ability on Glistener Elf and friends is the best example).

November 14, 2017 11:23 a.m.