Fortune Thief

Creature — Human Rogue

Illustrated by Christopher Moeller

F

EDHREC Rank #13,223

Damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead. Morph (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for . Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Rulings (5)

Fortune Thief won't prevent you from losing the game if your life total becomes 0 or less or if some other effect causes you to lose the game.

Mar 16, 2018

Fortune Thief doesn't change how much damage is dealt; it just changes how much life that damage makes you lose. Abilities such as lifelink will see the full amount of damage being dealt.

Mar 16, 2018

Fortune Thief's effect is not a prevention effect. It stops unpreventable damage from reducing your life total below 1.

Mar 16, 2018