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'''Dies''' and '''died''' are descriptive terms on ''[[Magic]]'' [[card]]s, which replace the phrase "is put into a [[graveyard]] from the [[battlefield]]" or "has been put into a graveyard from the battlefield". In contrast to the similar [[destroy]], these are not [[keyword action]]s. Their main function is to be used as a [[condition]] for [[triggered ability|triggered abilities]]. As such it mirrors [[enters the battlefield]] effects.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/178934921023/if-a-color-can-have-and-etb-on-a-creature-can-if|title=If a color can have and ETB on a creature can if to the same effect on a death trigger?|October 10, 2018}}</ref>
'''Dies''' and '''died''' are descriptive terms on ''[[Magic]]'' [[card]]s, which replace the phrase "is put into a [[graveyard]] from the [[battlefield]]" or "has been put into a graveyard from the battlefield". In contrast to the similar [[destroy]], these are not [[keyword action]]s. Their main function is to be used as a [[condition]] for [[triggered ability|triggered abilities]]. As such it mirrors [[enters the battlefield]] effects.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/178934921023/if-a-color-can-have-and-etb-on-a-creature-can-if|title=If a color can have and ETB on a creature can if to the same effect on a death trigger?|October 10, 2018}}</ref>
If a creature has zero life it is dead unless otherwise stated.
 
Creatures die if they take [[leathal damage]]. Planeswalker die if they have no [[loyalty counter]]s on them.


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 13:06, 8 July 2020

Dies and died are descriptive terms on Magic cards, which replace the phrase "is put into a graveyard from the battlefield" or "has been put into a graveyard from the battlefield". In contrast to the similar destroy, these are not keyword actions. Their main function is to be used as a condition for triggered abilities. As such it mirrors enters the battlefield effects.[1]

Creatures die if they take leathal damage. Planeswalker die if they have no loyalty counters on them.

History

"Dies" used to be a slang term for this occurrence before and was reintroduced in Magic 2012, in anticipation of Innistrad and the Morbid mechanic. It used to be exclusive to creatures while other card types still use the old phrasing. As of Core Set 2019, a planeswalker is also considered to "die" when sent from the battlefield to the graveyard (Ajani’s Last Stand).

Rules

From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

Dies
A creature or planeswalker “dies” if it is put into a graveyard from the battlefield. See rule 700.4.

From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

  • 700.4. The term dies means “is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.”

See also

References