Fortune Thief (Time Spiral) - Gatherer

Fortune Thief

Community Rating:

Community Rating: 4.164 / 5 (58 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Fortune Thief

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Creature — Human Rogue

Card Text:

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.)

P/T:

0 / 1

Expansion:

Time Spiral

Rarity:

Rare

All Sets:

Card Number:

156

Artist:

Christopher Moeller

Rulings

3/16/2018	Fortune Thief's effect applies only if your life total is being reduced by damage. Other effects or costs (such as losing or paying life) can reduce your life total below 1 as normal.
3/16/2018	Fortune Thief's effect is not a prevention effect. It stops unpreventable damage from reducing your life total below 1.
3/16/2018	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.
3/16/2018	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.
3/16/2018	If your life total is less than 1 but you've somehow avoided losing the game, Fortune Thief's effect won't apply at all if you're dealt damage.