Cavalier of Flame with Lifelink
Asked by lil_cheez 4 years ago
Hello pals,
Question is simple, Let's say I control Cavalier of Flame and somehow it has lifelink (True Conviction, Loxodon Warhammer etc)
When it dies it will deal damage to players and planeswalkers, will lifelink work?
I'm aware that is a "Last Know Information" rule but I don't know exactly when it applies.
Thanks in advance!
Tylord2894 says... Accepted answer #1
An activated or triggered ability exists independently of its source while on the stack. It only determines information about its source twice, when it is put on the stack and when it resolves. If at either point the object that created it doesn't exist anymore (in this case, it died) it uses the last know information about its source.
In your example, the last known information of Cavalier of Flame is that it had lifelink, so you will gain life off of the damage dealt from the trigger.
To quote the CR:
113.7a Once activated or triggered, an ability exists on the stack independently of its source. Destruction or removal of the source after that time won’t affect the ability. Note that some abilities cause a source to do something (for example, “Prodigal Pyromancer deals 1 damage to any target”) rather than the ability doing anything directly. In these cases, any activated or triggered ability that references information about the source for use while announcing an activated ability or putting a triggered ability on the stack checks that information when the ability is put onto the stack. Otherwise, it will check that information when it resolves. In both instances, if the source is no longer in the zone it’s expected to be in at that time, its last known information is used. The source can still perform the action even though it no longer exists.
May 12, 2020 5:37 p.m.