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Reverse the Sands and can't gain life

April 17, 2013 02:16:08 AM

Andrzej Cwalina
Judge (Level 2 (Judge Academy))

Europe - Central

Reverse the Sands and can't gain life

There is Leyline of Punishment on the table, I have 10 life and my opponent 20. I cast Reverse the Sands.
When it resolves I'd like to give him 10 and give me 20. Will we both end at 10?

April 19, 2013 04:50:34 AM

Daniel Kitachewsky
Judge (Uncertified)

France

Reverse the Sands and can't gain life

You will both stay at current life totals.

Reverse the Sands asks you to choose a distribution of life, and you can't make an impossible choice. Choosing to give yourself 20 life is impossible since you can't gain life; therefore you have to choose a distribution where all players' life totals are equal or lower. The only possible choice here is to leave life totals as is.

Daniel Kitachewsky
L3, Paris, France
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