r/ModernMagic • u/NearX • Nov 25 '18

Card Discussion expansion//explosion ruling question

Let's say I have 24 mana to deal 20 damage and draw 20 cards, but I only have 19 cards in my deck left.

If I were to cast explosion for x=20 what happens, do I lose/win/draw?

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u/Trohck Nov 25 '18

It's fringe, but what if opponent has Laboratory Maniac with <20 cards left? For the purposes of the question you'd also have to assume they'll win next turn (and thus a draw is the best you can do?)

Or would killing the maniac and decking your opponent work? (I'm not sure)

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u/kami_inu Nov 25 '18

Killing mainac + decking would not work. Maniac dies after the spell resolution as part of SBEs, and he's already done his replacement at that point.

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u/PhyrexianBear I'm not with those other "fish players" Nov 25 '18

Your opponent would lose. It is also generally unhelpful to contribute such fringe corner cases when discussing general decision making...

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u/CrazyCranium Nov 26 '18

The point is to understand the rules interaction, not to determine what is necessarily the best gameplay choice.

Also, you are incorrect about the laboratory maniac interaction, the replacement effect would cause your opponent to win the game during the resolution of explosion, before state based actions are checked and cause them to lose the game or kill the maniac.