South Wind Avatar's life gain trigger didn't happen on other creature's death, lost me a draft because of it.
South Wind Avatar did not give me life when a creature died and i lost a draft because of it.
Title.
Opponent swung with all.
Traded Zog for his Zog(should have gained 4 life, but gained zero, putting me at -3 instead of +1)
DSM3Masochist#87792
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Rezzahan#77802
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Life gain triggers cannot save you when dying to combat damage. By the time they would make it to the stack, let alone resolve, you have long lost the game. The first thing that happens after combat damage is dealt is a check of state based actions. One of which is a player losing the game for having 0 or less life. Only after state based actions are triggers put on the stack.
What can save you is lifelink, since that alters the results of damage, and thus the life is gained before state based actions are checked, as part of damage being processed.
Also, South Wind Avatar only triggers for your own creatures dying.