How does doubling of life work when you are at negative life?

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If I'm at -3 life and not dead from let's say a Platinum Angel. If I play a Beacon of Immortality, do I go to 6 life? Is it as simple as the primary school maths indicates or is there some other consideration?










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    Just wondering: what do you think 2 times -3 is? That is primary school math ... and the answer is -6.
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  • haha, for some reason i thought you where x -2.
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    Dec 19 '18 at 18:49






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    The answer is right there in the Rulings section on the page you link. This warrants a downvote for poor research.
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If I'm at -3 life and not dead from let's say a Platinum Angel. If I play a Beacon of Immortality, do I go to 6 life? Is it as simple as the primary school maths indicates or is there some other consideration?










share|improve this question



















  • 7




    Just wondering: what do you think 2 times -3 is? That is primary school math ... and the answer is -6.
    – only_pro
    Dec 19 '18 at 18:15










  • haha, for some reason i thought you where x -2.
    – Neil Meyer
    Dec 19 '18 at 18:49






  • 7




    The answer is right there in the Rulings section on the page you link. This warrants a downvote for poor research.
    – jpmc26
    Dec 19 '18 at 23:10







  • 5




    @jpmc26 I linked the page, not OP.
    – Hackworth
    Dec 20 '18 at 8:51






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    @jpmc26 We link cards by default with our autolink tag, which links to Gatherer, the official authority on card wordings, so that everyone can immediately see what the the question is even about. Whether or not the question could be answered by that link is irrelevant. An answer still needs to provide some sort of reference, where a CR quote is preferred.
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If I'm at -3 life and not dead from let's say a Platinum Angel. If I play a Beacon of Immortality, do I go to 6 life? Is it as simple as the primary school maths indicates or is there some other consideration?










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If I'm at -3 life and not dead from let's say a Platinum Angel. If I play a Beacon of Immortality, do I go to 6 life? Is it as simple as the primary school maths indicates or is there some other consideration?







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    Just wondering: what do you think 2 times -3 is? That is primary school math ... and the answer is -6.
    – only_pro
    Dec 19 '18 at 18:15










  • haha, for some reason i thought you where x -2.
    – Neil Meyer
    Dec 19 '18 at 18:49






  • 7




    The answer is right there in the Rulings section on the page you link. This warrants a downvote for poor research.
    – jpmc26
    Dec 19 '18 at 23:10







  • 5




    @jpmc26 I linked the page, not OP.
    – Hackworth
    Dec 20 '18 at 8:51






  • 4




    @jpmc26 We link cards by default with our autolink tag, which links to Gatherer, the official authority on card wordings, so that everyone can immediately see what the the question is even about. Whether or not the question could be answered by that link is irrelevant. An answer still needs to provide some sort of reference, where a CR quote is preferred.
    – Hackworth
    Dec 20 '18 at 11:28












  • 7




    Just wondering: what do you think 2 times -3 is? That is primary school math ... and the answer is -6.
    – only_pro
    Dec 19 '18 at 18:15










  • haha, for some reason i thought you where x -2.
    – Neil Meyer
    Dec 19 '18 at 18:49






  • 7




    The answer is right there in the Rulings section on the page you link. This warrants a downvote for poor research.
    – jpmc26
    Dec 19 '18 at 23:10







  • 5




    @jpmc26 I linked the page, not OP.
    – Hackworth
    Dec 20 '18 at 8:51






  • 4




    @jpmc26 We link cards by default with our autolink tag, which links to Gatherer, the official authority on card wordings, so that everyone can immediately see what the the question is even about. Whether or not the question could be answered by that link is irrelevant. An answer still needs to provide some sort of reference, where a CR quote is preferred.
    – Hackworth
    Dec 20 '18 at 11:28







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Just wondering: what do you think 2 times -3 is? That is primary school math ... and the answer is -6.
– only_pro
Dec 19 '18 at 18:15




Just wondering: what do you think 2 times -3 is? That is primary school math ... and the answer is -6.
– only_pro
Dec 19 '18 at 18:15












haha, for some reason i thought you where x -2.
– Neil Meyer
Dec 19 '18 at 18:49




haha, for some reason i thought you where x -2.
– Neil Meyer
Dec 19 '18 at 18:49




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The answer is right there in the Rulings section on the page you link. This warrants a downvote for poor research.
– jpmc26
Dec 19 '18 at 23:10





The answer is right there in the Rulings section on the page you link. This warrants a downvote for poor research.
– jpmc26
Dec 19 '18 at 23:10





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@jpmc26 I linked the page, not OP.
– Hackworth
Dec 20 '18 at 8:51




@jpmc26 I linked the page, not OP.
– Hackworth
Dec 20 '18 at 8:51




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@jpmc26 We link cards by default with our autolink tag, which links to Gatherer, the official authority on card wordings, so that everyone can immediately see what the the question is even about. Whether or not the question could be answered by that link is irrelevant. An answer still needs to provide some sort of reference, where a CR quote is preferred.
– Hackworth
Dec 20 '18 at 11:28




@jpmc26 We link cards by default with our autolink tag, which links to Gatherer, the official authority on card wordings, so that everyone can immediately see what the the question is even about. Whether or not the question could be answered by that link is irrelevant. An answer still needs to provide some sort of reference, where a CR quote is preferred.
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You would go to negative 6 life.



When calculating or comparing numbers, the game uses the actual value of whatever is involved in the calculation. Usually the result of such a calculation can't be negative, but doubling a player's life is one of the few exceptions:




107.1b Most of the time, the Magic game uses only positive numbers and zero. You can’t choose a negative number, deal negative damage, gain negative life, and so on. However, it’s possible for a game value, such as a creature’s power, to be less than zero. If a calculation or comparison needs to use a negative value, it does so. If a calculation that would determine the result of an effect yields a negative number, zero is used instead, unless that effect doubles or sets to a specific value a player’s life total or a creature’s power and/or toughness.







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    Indeed, the rulings on Beacon of Immortality's gatherer page says "If you double a negative life total, you do the real math. A life total of -10 becomes -20."
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You would go to negative 6 life.



When calculating or comparing numbers, the game uses the actual value of whatever is involved in the calculation. Usually the result of such a calculation can't be negative, but doubling a player's life is one of the few exceptions:




107.1b Most of the time, the Magic game uses only positive numbers and zero. You can’t choose a negative number, deal negative damage, gain negative life, and so on. However, it’s possible for a game value, such as a creature’s power, to be less than zero. If a calculation or comparison needs to use a negative value, it does so. If a calculation that would determine the result of an effect yields a negative number, zero is used instead, unless that effect doubles or sets to a specific value a player’s life total or a creature’s power and/or toughness.







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    Indeed, the rulings on Beacon of Immortality's gatherer page says "If you double a negative life total, you do the real math. A life total of -10 becomes -20."
    – Giuseppe
    Dec 19 '18 at 18:38















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You would go to negative 6 life.



When calculating or comparing numbers, the game uses the actual value of whatever is involved in the calculation. Usually the result of such a calculation can't be negative, but doubling a player's life is one of the few exceptions:




107.1b Most of the time, the Magic game uses only positive numbers and zero. You can’t choose a negative number, deal negative damage, gain negative life, and so on. However, it’s possible for a game value, such as a creature’s power, to be less than zero. If a calculation or comparison needs to use a negative value, it does so. If a calculation that would determine the result of an effect yields a negative number, zero is used instead, unless that effect doubles or sets to a specific value a player’s life total or a creature’s power and/or toughness.







share|improve this answer
















  • 7




    Indeed, the rulings on Beacon of Immortality's gatherer page says "If you double a negative life total, you do the real math. A life total of -10 becomes -20."
    – Giuseppe
    Dec 19 '18 at 18:38













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You would go to negative 6 life.



When calculating or comparing numbers, the game uses the actual value of whatever is involved in the calculation. Usually the result of such a calculation can't be negative, but doubling a player's life is one of the few exceptions:




107.1b Most of the time, the Magic game uses only positive numbers and zero. You can’t choose a negative number, deal negative damage, gain negative life, and so on. However, it’s possible for a game value, such as a creature’s power, to be less than zero. If a calculation or comparison needs to use a negative value, it does so. If a calculation that would determine the result of an effect yields a negative number, zero is used instead, unless that effect doubles or sets to a specific value a player’s life total or a creature’s power and/or toughness.







share|improve this answer












You would go to negative 6 life.



When calculating or comparing numbers, the game uses the actual value of whatever is involved in the calculation. Usually the result of such a calculation can't be negative, but doubling a player's life is one of the few exceptions:




107.1b Most of the time, the Magic game uses only positive numbers and zero. You can’t choose a negative number, deal negative damage, gain negative life, and so on. However, it’s possible for a game value, such as a creature’s power, to be less than zero. If a calculation or comparison needs to use a negative value, it does so. If a calculation that would determine the result of an effect yields a negative number, zero is used instead, unless that effect doubles or sets to a specific value a player’s life total or a creature’s power and/or toughness.








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    Indeed, the rulings on Beacon of Immortality's gatherer page says "If you double a negative life total, you do the real math. A life total of -10 becomes -20."
    – Giuseppe
    Dec 19 '18 at 18:38












  • 7




    Indeed, the rulings on Beacon of Immortality's gatherer page says "If you double a negative life total, you do the real math. A life total of -10 becomes -20."
    – Giuseppe
    Dec 19 '18 at 18:38







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Indeed, the rulings on Beacon of Immortality's gatherer page says "If you double a negative life total, you do the real math. A life total of -10 becomes -20."
– Giuseppe
Dec 19 '18 at 18:38




Indeed, the rulings on Beacon of Immortality's gatherer page says "If you double a negative life total, you do the real math. A life total of -10 becomes -20."
– Giuseppe
Dec 19 '18 at 18:38

















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