Would resolving a Throne of the God-Pharaoh cause Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist *f-etch* to draw me three cards?
Asked by unknownarms7 5 years ago
Assuming there is only one tapped creature on my board and I have a Throne of the God-Pharaoh and Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist out, do I still draw three cards?
unknownarms7 says... #2
Sorry, you're right let me give a little more context. It's a 4 player commander game, no players have taken damage this turn. I have one tapped creature, Throne of the God-Pharaoh and Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist . As I proceeded to my end step would the damage from Throne of the God-Pharaoh cause me to draw three cards?
May 15, 2019 10:19 a.m.
If you control 3 Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist s you would draw 3 cards, but as the ability only allows you to draw 1 card, regardless of how many opponents lost life, or how much life they lost, the situation you described has you only drawing one card. Also, Throne of the God-Pharaoh has opponents lose life, it does not cause damage. As Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist only looks at life loss, it works in this scenario, but the distinction may be relevant for other interactions.
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #1
You would only draw one card at most. There's nothing in your description of the situation that would cause you to draw 3 cards from Ludevic's triggered ability.
At the beginning of your end step, both Throne of the God-Pharaoh and Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist trigger. Since you control both of the triggers trying to go onto the stack at the same time, you get to decide the order. In order to get your card, you would put Ludevic's trigger on the bottom and the Throne trigger on top. The Throne trigger will resolve first, making each opponent lose 1 life. Then Ludevic's trigger will resolve and make you draw a card. With the way Ludevic's trigger is written, it only gives one card each time. The number of cards isn't based on how many opponents lost life or how much life they lost.
May 15, 2019 10:03 a.m. Edited.