I am not sure if I am right, but when I have an effect and another says, "do this instead" its a replacement, right ?
So when Alhammarret's Archive replaces a card draw effect with a "draw 2 instead" i wonder, if it also replaces effects, that are bound to the original draw effect.
for example a random card says "draw 1 and lose 1 life" does the archive just replace the amount of draw, or does it prevent you from losing one life since the draw and lose life are "bound" together ?
I am not sure if I am right, but when I have an effect and another says, "do this instead" its a replacement, right ?
Yes.
614.1a Effects that use the word “instead” are replacement effects. Most replacement effects use the word “instead” to indicate what events will be replaced with other events.
So when Alhammarret's Archive replaces a card draw effect with a "draw 2 instead" i wonder, if it also replaces effects, that are bound to the original draw effect.
for example a random card says "draw 1 and lose 1 life" does the archive just replace the amount of draw, or does it prevent you from losing one life since the draw and lose life are "bound" together ?
What is "bound" supposed to mean?
A replacement effect replaces what it says it replaces. No more, no less, even if something else is supposed to happen immediately afterwards.
700.1. Anything that happens in a game is an event. Multiple events may take place during the resolution of a spell or ability. The text of triggered abilities and replacement effects defines the event they’re looking for. One “happening” may be treated as a single event by one ability and as multiple events by another.
For example, suppose you activate and resolve the "Tap three untapped Zombies you control: You draw a card and you lose 1 life." ability of Cryptbreaker while you have Alhammarret's Archive. The "draw a card" is replaced with "draw 2 cards". The "you lose 1 life" is not touched, because there is nothing here that even tries to replace it.
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I am not sure if I am right, but when I have an effect and another says, "do this instead" its a replacement, right ?
So when Alhammarret's Archive replaces a card draw effect with a "draw 2 instead" i wonder, if it also replaces effects, that are bound to the original draw effect.
for example a random card says "draw 1 and lose 1 life" does the archive just replace the amount of draw, or does it prevent you from losing one life since the draw and lose life are "bound" together ?
Yes.
What is "bound" supposed to mean?
A replacement effect replaces what it says it replaces. No more, no less, even if something else is supposed to happen immediately afterwards.
For example, suppose you activate and resolve the "Tap three untapped Zombies you control: You draw a card and you lose 1 life." ability of Cryptbreaker while you have Alhammarret's Archive. The "draw a card" is replaced with "draw 2 cards". The "you lose 1 life" is not touched, because there is nothing here that even tries to replace it.