<p>Player A loses.</p>

<ol>
<li>Eighteen instances of Valakut's triggered ability will go on the stack.</li>
<li>Divine Deflection is cast and eventually resolves.</li>
<li>Trigger #18 resolves. It deals no damage and Divine Deflection deals three damage to Player A.</li>
<li>Trigger #17 resolves. It deals no damage and Divine Deflection deals three damage to Player A.</li>
<li>Player A loses the game for having non-positive life.</li>
<li>Player B wins the game for being the only player left.</li>
</ol>

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2013-05-28T19:29:24.300Z
2013-05-28T19:29:24.300Z
ikegami
<p>Player A is at 6life, Player B at 20 life. Player A resolves a <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Scapeshift">Scapeshift</a> and sacrifices 9 lands for 3 <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Valakut%2C%20the%20Molten%20Pinnacle">Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle</a>s and 6 Mountains. This will trigger 18 times 3 damage (I think). In answer to that, Player B resolve <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Divine%20Deflection">Divine Deflection</a> where X=6 targeting Player A. Is this game a draw, player A or player B wins?</p>

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2013-05-28T23:35:06.243Z
The answer to the question in the title is actually no.  A player loses the next time state based actions are checked after they reach 0 or less life.  This rarely matters but it means you could, for example, cause a draw by targeting your opponent and then yourself with Arc Trail, even though it deals damage to them before you :) //useless-nitpick
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Does the game end immediately when one player reaches 0 life?
Alexandre Nadeau
# Does the game end immediately when one player reaches 0 life?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-05-28)

Player A is at 6life, Player B at 20 life. Player A resolves a [Scapeshift](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Scapeshift) and sacrifices 9 lands for 3 [Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Valakut%2C%20the%20Molten%20Pinnacle)s and 6 Mountains. This will trigger 18 times 3 damage (I think). In answer to that, Player B resolve [Divine Deflection](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Divine%20Deflection) where X=6 targeting Player A. Is this game a draw, player A or player B wins?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The answer to the question in the title is actually no.  A player loses the next time state based actions are checked after they reach 0 or less life.  This rarely matters but it means you could, for example, cause a draw by targeting your opponent and then yourself with Arc Trail, even though it deals damage to them before you :) //useless-nitpick  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2013-05-28. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

Player A loses.

1. Eighteen instances of Valakut's triggered ability will go on the stack.
2. Divine Deflection is cast and eventually resolves.
3. Trigger #18 resolves. It deals no damage and Divine Deflection deals three damage to Player A.
4. Trigger #17 resolves. It deals no damage and Divine Deflection deals three damage to Player A.
5. Player A loses the game for having non-positive life.
6. Player B wins the game for being the only player left.


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