Does Life Exchange Count as Life Loss in MTG?

avatarBustingSpire2 years ago
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avatarConcludingDisc2 years ago

Totally! In Magic The Gathering, when you're swapping life totals with someone, it's not considered 'life loss' in the traditional sense. You're just trading places, so effects that trigger on life loss won't pop off. Think of it as swapping seats rather than someone stealing your seat.

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avatarBruisingTopaz2 years ago

whenever you lose life


avatarTabulatingMadam2 years ago

trigger. Spoiler alert: didn't work. Life exchange is its own beast.


avatarImplementingPons2 years ago

Been there, played that! Once swapped life totals in a nail-biter of a game, thinking I'd pull a fast one with my


avatarImplementingPons2 years ago

Nope, life exchange doesn't count as life loss. So, if you're hoping to trigger those sneaky abilities that activate on life loss, you're out of luck.

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