I can tell you from firsthand experience that can be a nasty card (especially in 2HG!), speeding the game up for better or for worse by halving life totals constantly and completely shutting down lifegain. But wait, you may say! What if I can just set my life total to a new number, so my […]
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If Parasalene destroys Havoc Festival, you will gain life.
Your Rakdos opponent has gotten off to a fairly fast start. You managed to their board away, but then they dropped a , shutting off your life gain and threatening to drop you into burn range. You’re holding a , but you’re not sure if you’ll be able to gain any life off of the […]
Sphinx’s Revelation vs. Havoc Festival – You can draw cards even if you won’t gain life.
In Magic, there is a “Golden rule” that you should always remember. Basically, it says that “can’t” overrides “can”. So lets explore what happens when Narcissa controls , and Annabelle casts . Sphinx’s Revelation says to gain X life, while Havoc Festival says players can’t gain life. Can’t > Can. No life will be gained. […]