<p>At the beginning if your opponent's upkeep, they will lose 2 life and draw 1 card. Then, during their draw step, they will draw 0 cards.</p>
<p>The life loss and card draw are not dependent upon each other or directly related, they are simply 2 different things that both happen when the triggered ability resolves.</p>
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<p>101.2 When a rule or effect allows or directs something to happen, and another effect states that it can’t happen, the “can’t” effect takes precedence.</p>
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<p>121.2. Cards may only be drawn one at a time. If a player is instructed to draw multiple cards, that player performs that many individual card draws.</p>
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<p>This means that the &quot;draw 2 cards&quot; really means &quot;Draw a card. Draw a card.&quot; When they get to the second &quot;Draw a card&quot;, 101.2 kicks in and prevents them from doing that. Then, when they get to their draw step, 101.2 kicks in again and prevents that draw.</p>
<p>Your opponent still loses 2 life because that part of the effect is not contradicted by anything:</p>
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<p>609.3. If an effect attempts to do something impossible, it does only as much as possible.</p>
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GendoIkari
<p>How is the interaction between <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Narset%2C%20Parter%20of%20Veils">Narset, Parter of Veils</a> with <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Seizan%2C%20Perverter%20of%20Truth">Seizan, Perverter of Truth</a>? Does the opponent lose 2 life during the upkeep without drawing the cards?</p>

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My guess is they would draw a single card during their upkeep and skip both the second draw and the draw for their turn that is after the upkeep.
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MTG: Interaction Narset Parter of Veils with Seizan Perverter of Truth
DasLicht
# MTG: Interaction Narset Parter of Veils with Seizan Perverter of Truth

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-06-08)

How is the interaction between [Narset, Parter of Veils](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Narset%2C%20Parter%20of%20Veils) with [Seizan, Perverter of Truth](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Seizan%2C%20Perverter%20of%20Truth)? Does the opponent lose 2 life during the upkeep without drawing the cards?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: My guess is they would draw a single card during their upkeep and skip both the second draw and the draw for their turn that is after the upkeep.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2023-06-08. Score: 11

At the beginning if your opponent's upkeep, they will lose 2 life and draw 1 card. Then, during their draw step, they will draw 0 cards.

The life loss and card draw are not dependent upon each other or directly related, they are simply 2 different things that both happen when the triggered ability resolves.

> 101.2 When a rule or effect allows or directs something to happen, and another effect states that it can’t happen, the “can’t” effect takes precedence.

> 121.2. Cards may only be drawn one at a time. If a player is instructed to draw multiple cards, that player performs that many individual card draws.

This means that the "draw 2 cards" really means "Draw a card. Draw a card." When they get to the second "Draw a card", 101.2 kicks in and prevents them from doing that. Then, when they get to their draw step, 101.2 kicks in again and prevents that draw.

Your opponent still loses 2 life because that part of the effect is not contradicted by anything:

> 609.3. If an effect attempts to do something impossible, it does only as much as possible.


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