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***104.1b Most of the time, the Magic game uses only positive numbers. 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 that would determine the result of an effect needs to use a negative value, it does so. If such a calculation yields a negative number, zero is used instead, unless that effect sets a creature’s power or toughness, changes a creature’s power or toughness, or sets a player’s life total.<br> | ***104.1b Most of the time, the Magic game uses only positive numbers. 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 that would determine the result of an effect needs to use a negative value, it does so. If such a calculation yields a negative number, zero is used instead, unless that effect sets a creature’s power or toughness, changes a creature’s power or toughness, or sets a player’s life total.<br> | ||
'''Example''':<br> If a 3/4 creature gets -5/-0, it’s a -2/4 creature. It deals no damage in combat. Its total power and toughness is 2. You’d have to give it +3/+0 to raise its power to 1.<br> | '''Example''':<br> If a 3/4 creature gets -5/-0, it’s a -2/4 creature. It deals no damage in combat. Its total power and toughness is 2. You’d have to give it +3/+0 to raise its power to 1.<br> | ||
'''Example''':<br> <c>Viridian Joiner</c> is a 1/2 creature that says “{T}: Add an amount of | '''Example''':<br> <c>Viridian Joiner</c> is a 1/2 creature that says “{T}: Add an amount of [[image:Manag.gif]] to your mana pool equal to Viridian Joiner’s power.” An effect gives it -2/-0, then its ability is activated. The ability adds no mana to your mana pool. | ||
**104.2 If anything needs to use a number that can’t be determined, either as a result or in a calculation, it uses 0 instead. | **104.2 If anything needs to use a number that can’t be determined, either as a result or in a calculation, it uses 0 instead. | ||
**104.3. The mana symbols are {W}, {U}, {B}, {R}, {G}, {X | **104.3. The mana symbols are {W}, {U}, {B}, {R}, {G}, and {X}; the numerals {0}, {1}, {2}, {3}, {4}, and so on; the hybrid symbols {W/U}, {W/B}, {U/B}, {U/R}, {B/R}, {B/G}, {R/G}, {R/W}, {G/W}, and {G/U}; and the snow symbol {S}. | ||
***104.3a Each of the colored mana symbols represents one colored mana: {W} is white, {U} blue, {B} black, {R} red, and {G} green. | ***104.3a Each of the colored mana symbols represents one colored mana: {W} is white, {U} blue, {B} black, {R} red, and {G} green. | ||
***104.3b Numeral symbols (such as {1}) are generic mana costs and represent an amount of mana that can be paid with any color of, or colorless, mana. | ***104.3b Numeral symbols (such as {1}) are generic mana costs and represent an amount of mana that can be paid with any color of, or colorless, mana. | ||
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