7/13/2016 If Tree of Perdition isn’t on the battlefield when the ability resolves, the exchange can’t happen and the ability will have no effect. Notably, activating the ability and giving Tree of Perdition -13/-13 in response won’t cause your opponent to lose the game.
This exchange won't work.
Aww. Well, that sucks. Wait, is there some way to allow it to remain on the field long enough for it to work?
So, a creature dies on my turn, I tap Tree Of Perdition, then cast Morbid Tragic Slip... Would it work? I don't think so. But I like to be sure about these things.
When Tragic Slip resolves, if Tree of Perdition's toughness is 13 or less and another creature died this turn, Tree of Perdition will get -13/-13 and then go to the graveyard as a state-based action for having toughness 0 or less (C.R. 116.3b, 116.5, 704.5f, 613.1g, 613.3c). However, that doesn't affect Tree of Perdition's activated ability, which still has you exchange the targeted opponent's life total with Tree of Perdition's last known toughness — which is still possible even if Tree of Perdition has left the battlefield or that toughness is less than 0 (C.R. 107.1b, 112.7a; note that this is an exchange of two values under C.R. 701.10g).
So, a creature dies on my turn, I tap Tree Of Perdition, then cast Morbid Tragic Slip... Would it work? I don't think so. But I like to be sure about these things.
Aww. Well, that sucks. Wait, is there some way to allow it to remain on the field long enough for it to work?
So, it would work?
So, a creature dies on my turn, I tap Tree Of Perdition, then cast Morbid Tragic Slip... Would it work? I don't think so. But I like to be sure about these things.
Darkthicket Wolf or Rootwalla?
Ha.