Gonti's Machinations
Enchantment
Pay , Sacrifice this enchantment: Each opponent loses 3 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
"I am confident that all our enterprises can benefit from this little revolution."
Legal in
Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander
Rulings (12)
The triggered ability gives you at most one energy counter each turn, regardless of how much life you lost.
2017-02-09
In a Two-Headed Giant game, damage and life loss happen to individual players, and the result affects the team's life total. Combat damage is assigned and dealt to specific players. If your teammate is dealt damage or otherwise loses life, Gonti's Machinations doesn't trigger, even though your life total went down.
2017-02-09
In a Two-Headed Giant game, Gonti's Machinations's second ability causes the opposing team to lose a total of 6 life.
2017-02-09
Some triggered abilities state that you "may pay" a certain amount of . You can't pay that amount multiple times to multiply the effect. You simply choose whether or not to pay that amount of as the ability resolves.
2024-06-07