<p>Player 2 and player 3 will each lose 3 life.</p>

<ol>
<li>Lightning bolt tries to deal 3 damage to player 2 and gets redirected to Stuffy Doll.</li>
<li>Lightning bolt resolves dealing 3 damage to Stuffy Doll.</li>
<li>Stuffy Doll's trigger goes on the stack to deal 3 damage to player 3.</li>
<li>Trigger resolves, player 3 takes 3 damage and loses 3 life (now down to 9 life).</li>
<li>Sower's ability sees the <strong>damage</strong> and it's trigger goes on the stack to make player 2 lose 3 life (note that it is loss of life, not damage).</li>
<li>Gideon's Sacrifice will not do anything to Sower's trigger (Gideon's Sacrifice looks for damage, not loss of life).  Therefore, the trigger will resolve and player 2 will lose 3 life.</li>
</ol>

<p>There is no infinite loop here because the loss of life that comes from Sower can't be redirected with Gideon's Sacrifice.  (Remember, damage causes loss of life, but loss of life does not count as damage.)</p>

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2019-04-29T12:29:55.110Z
Of course! Not sure how I missed that!
Soulus101
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2019-04-29T12:04:24.687Z
2019-04-29T12:04:24.687Z
Becuzz
<p>In a 3-player game, P1 (20 life) has <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSower%20of%20Discord%5d">Sower of Discord</a> down, with P2 (12 Life) and P3 (12 Life) the named players. P2 has <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=279711" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Stuffy Doll</a> on the board, naming P3. </p>

<p>P1 attempts to deal 3 damage to P2 (say with a <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bLightning%20Bolt%5d">Lightning Bolt</a>), but P2 in response casts <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bGideon%27s%5d%2b%5bSacrifice%5d">Gideon&#39;s Sacrifice</a>, choosing Stuffy Doll as the creature to take the damage.</p>

<p>Is this an infinite loop or does it ever terminate?</p>

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Sower of Discord, Gideon's Sacrifice and Stuffy Doll
Soulus101
# Sower of Discord, Gideon's Sacrifice and Stuffy Doll

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-04-29)

In a 3-player game, P1 (20 life) has [Sower of Discord](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSower%20of%20Discord%5d) down, with P2 (12 Life) and P3 (12 Life) the named players. P2 has [Stuffy Doll](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=279711) on the board, naming P3.

P1 attempts to deal 3 damage to P2 (say with a [Lightning Bolt](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bLightning%20Bolt%5d)), but P2 in response casts [Gideon's Sacrifice](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bGideon%27s%5d%2b%5bSacrifice%5d), choosing Stuffy Doll as the creature to take the damage.

Is this an infinite loop or does it ever terminate?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-04-29. Score: 12 | Accepted answer

Player 2 and player 3 will each lose 3 life.

1. Lightning bolt tries to deal 3 damage to player 2 and gets redirected to Stuffy Doll.
2. Lightning bolt resolves dealing 3 damage to Stuffy Doll.
3. Stuffy Doll's trigger goes on the stack to deal 3 damage to player 3.
4. Trigger resolves, player 3 takes 3 damage and loses 3 life (now down to 9 life).
5. Sower's ability sees the **damage** and it's trigger goes on the stack to make player 2 lose 3 life (note that it is loss of life, not damage).
6. Gideon's Sacrifice will not do anything to Sower's trigger (Gideon's Sacrifice looks for damage, not loss of life). Therefore, the trigger will resolve and player 2 will lose 3 life.

There is no infinite loop here because the loss of life that comes from Sower can't be redirected with Gideon's Sacrifice. (Remember, damage causes loss of life, but loss of life does not count as damage.)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Of course! Not sure how I missed that!  

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