Only been playing for a year-ish so some rule advice would be nice. It resulted in me dying which I think played out correctly but I’d like to solidify my understanding of it. Player A cast Chandra's Ignition for 8 damage. Player B didn’t really have much worth mentioning. Player C had Kokusho, the Evening Star and lastly myself, player D had Exquisite Blood. From the 8 damage and Kokusho death trigger that was enough to kill me, but I wasn’t sure if I would be gaining any life from other players in order to remain in the game. From what I understand with multiplayer APNAP, (Active Player, Non Active Player(s)) priority would go from player A through to D in order with triggers going onto the stack meaning my exquisite blood would be last to go on the stack and the first to resolve, and therefore gain no life since no one had lost life yet? Hmmmm
I tried to edit your post to have the tags for "Chandra's Inferno" work (don't worry, not just anyone can go and edit your posts, that's because I'm a moderator of this forum), but no card of that name exists. My best guess would be Chandra's Ignition targeting a creature of theirs with 8 power?
You would survive in the situation described if that's the card, or something else that damages opponents of yours and Kokusho at the same time. Creatures, and opponents of Player A take 8 damage, which causes those players to lose 8 life each and Kokusho to be destroyed. Then Kokusho's trigger and Exquisite Blood's triggers go on the stack, and as you stated, Exquisite Blood's triggers go on the stack last and resolve first, so you'd gain 16 life before Kokusho's ability makes you lose 5 life.
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My mistake. I meant chandras ignition
Thanks. Ya I meant chandras ignition. Thanks!
Then with Kokushos ability I’d lose 5 but then gain 10 from my 2 other opponents losing 5 life each due to his trigger?
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Assuming you own and control Exquisite Blood and this is a multiplayer game that uses the Attack Multiple Players option:
When Kokusho deals damage here, it will deal 8 damage to you, to player B, and to player C (and to each creature other than Kokusho). This will make you, player B, and player C lose life, making Exquisite Blood's ability trigger twice (once each for players B and C) and Kokusho's ability trigger (but those abilities won't do anything right away) (C.R. 603.2). Then state-based actions are checked (C.R. 117.3b, 117.5). If your life total is now 0 or less, you will lose the game (and thus leave the game along with Exquisite Blood and any other object you own, among other things) (C.R. 704.5a, 800.4a, 104.5) and, since you have left the game, the Exquisite Blood abilities waiting to go on the stack, which you would control, won't go on the stack (C.R. 800.4d, 117.5, 113.8). (See also this thread.) But if you still have greater than 0 life, any triggered abilities you control would be put on the stack above those controlled by the other players (so that they will get to resolve first [C.R. 117.4]), since you, player D, are the last player in APNAP order (C.R. 603.3b, 101.4).
Then with Kokushos ability I’d lose 5 but then gain 10 from my 2 other opponents losing 5 life each due to his trigger?
Yes. You lose 5 life at the same time as the other opponents of Kokusho's controller, then your Exquisite Blood triggers from them losing life, so you'd gain 10 more life.
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You would survive in the situation described if that's the card, or something else that damages opponents of yours and Kokusho at the same time. Creatures, and opponents of Player A take 8 damage, which causes those players to lose 8 life each and Kokusho to be destroyed. Then Kokusho's trigger and Exquisite Blood's triggers go on the stack, and as you stated, Exquisite Blood's triggers go on the stack last and resolve first, so you'd gain 16 life before Kokusho's ability makes you lose 5 life.
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Thanks. Ya I meant chandras ignition. Thanks!
Then with Kokushos ability I’d lose 5 but then gain 10 from my 2 other opponents losing 5 life each due to his trigger?
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When Kokusho deals damage here, it will deal 8 damage to you, to player B, and to player C (and to each creature other than Kokusho). This will make you, player B, and player C lose life, making Exquisite Blood's ability trigger twice (once each for players B and C) and Kokusho's ability trigger (but those abilities won't do anything right away) (C.R. 603.2). Then state-based actions are checked (C.R. 117.3b, 117.5). If your life total is now 0 or less, you will lose the game (and thus leave the game along with Exquisite Blood and any other object you own, among other things) (C.R. 704.5a, 800.4a, 104.5) and, since you have left the game, the Exquisite Blood abilities waiting to go on the stack, which you would control, won't go on the stack (C.R. 800.4d, 117.5, 113.8). (See also this thread.) But if you still have greater than 0 life, any triggered abilities you control would be put on the stack above those controlled by the other players (so that they will get to resolve first [C.R. 117.4]), since you, player D, are the last player in APNAP order (C.R. 603.3b, 101.4).