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5 months ago ::
Jan 12, 2013 - 12:06AM
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Date Joined:
Jul 20, 2011
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I control Mosswort Bridge  , a 10-power creature  , and a creature with -1 power  . Can I activate the Bridge? (Assume the Druid has a -1/-1 counter on it)
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5 months ago ::
Jan 12, 2013 - 12:11AM
#2
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Date Joined:
Dec 13, 2011
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No, you can't. The rules actually have an example which clarifies this.
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 sets a player’s life total
to a specific value, doubles a player’s life total, sets a creature’s power or toughness to a
specific value, or otherwise modifies a creature’s power or toughness.
Example: If a 3/4 creature gets -5/-0, it’s a -2/4 creature. It assigns 0 damage in
combat. Its total power and toughness is 2. You’d have to give it +3/+0 to raise its
power to 1.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 12, 2013 - 12:12AM
#3
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Date Joined:
Jan 19, 2003
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No.
The calculation will use the actual power of the creatures and will get a total power of 9, which isn't enough.
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