How does Hypnotic Specter work in two-headed giant games? - Draw 3 Cards - Magic Q&A

How does Hypnotic Specter work in two-headed giant games?

2009-10-16T15:00:32Z

Do cards that damage an opponent work on both opponents in a two-headed giant game? Take Hypnotic Specter for example:

When it attacks without being blocked in a two-headed giant game, do both opponents discard a card?

Answer by ripper234 for How does Hypnotic Specter work in two-headed giant games?

2009-10-16T15:01:43Z

When damage is dealt, the attacking player/s choose a specific opponent that each of the unblocked creatures damage. In this case, Hypnotic Specter will only damage one opponent, and only that player will discard a card, not both.

806.7f - As the combat damage step begins, the active team announces how each attacking creature will assign its combat damage. If an attacking creature would assign combat damage to the defending team, the active team chooses only one of the defending players for that creature to assign its combat damage to. Then the defending team announces how each blocking creature will assign its combat damage. See Rule 510.1.

Answer by The Moxious One for How does Hypnotic Specter work in two-headed giant games?

2009-10-24T09:50:30Z

Why answer your own question, mate?

And you are correct in theory, but it actually should make them both discard, because it is a shared life pool. They both take damage simultaneously, and thus both discard randomly.

Answer by rif-raf for How does Hypnotic Specter work in two-headed giant games?

2009-11-02T23:34:38Z

life total is shared yes but the damage is dealt only to one player. basically what this means in a who headed giant game is that one player takes two damage and they go from 30 (15 life each) to 28 (13-15) which immidiatly resets to an equal amount for each player (14-14), at least this is how I understand this.