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Nine Lives, art by Paul Scott Canavan
Art by Paul Scott Canavan · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
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Nine Lives

{1}{W}{W} · Enchantment

Hexproof If a source would deal damage to you, prevent that damage and put an incarnation counter on this enchantment. When there are nine or more incarnation counters on this enchantment, exile it. When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, you lose the game.

Rulings (5)

Jun 23, 2020 · If more than one source deals damage to you at once, prevent the damage from each of them and put that many incarnation counters on Nine Lives, even if this causes more than nine incarnation counters to be on Nine Lives. Leave it to cats to abuse loopholes.

Jun 23, 2020 · Once the first triggered ability is on the stack, it won't trigger again, even if more damage is prevented and more incarnation counters are put onto it.

Jun 23, 2020 · If you counter the first triggered ability or otherwise remove it from the stack, it will just trigger again immediately if Nine Lives still has nine or more incarnation counters on it.

Jun 23, 2020 · The last ability of Nine Lives triggers no matter how it leaves the battlefield.

Jun 23, 2020 · If damage that a source would deal to you can't be prevented, you still put an incarnation counter on Nine Lives.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerLegal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

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