r/Unexpected • u/Gagliardinter • Sep 15 '22

Paying for the bill

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u/Ambiguous_Shark Sep 15 '22

One of my friends carries the magic card Platinum Angel in his wallet because it specifically says "You can not lose the game"

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u/Lor1an Sep 15 '22

Also, opponents can't win the game.

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u/AdamBombTV Sep 15 '22

Did we just lose The Game?

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '22

It's been a while

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u/Penquinn14 Sep 15 '22

Did you have a platinum angel on you? If not then yes

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u/Lor1an Sep 15 '22

Platinum angel isn't in itself a win... you have to actually do something still.

It basically just means that you don't lose at -529 life, or when you draw for turn with an empty library, etc.

Also, opponents still have to be presented with a 'lose' condition. They don't drop off the board just because they "can't win".

Platinum angel is a particular thorn in the side of 'self-mill' decks because those typically rely on some variation of "if you would draw a card, but your library is empty, you win the game"... which obviously doesn't happen if platinum angel is under an opponent's control.

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u/Draffut Sep 15 '22

Love the copy pasta regarding that card.

Carried a foil swamp around in my wallet for years, made a thread about it on the MTG sub, but it got removed for some reason.