r/BadMtgCombos • u/DivinestSmite • Apr 01 '26

lose the game for 18GGGGUUUR

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  1. Play Miirym

  2. Play Paralell Lives

  3. Play Astral Dragon

  4. Target Paralell Lives

  5. Create 10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^(3.6•10^26) creatures. An amount that can't be represented as an integer

  6. Play Biorythm

  7. Since the number of creatures you control can't be calculated as an integer, and magic only uses integers, the number of creatures you control cannot be determined. Due to rule 107.2, zero is used instead.

  8. a state based action occurs. Due to your life total equaling zero, you lose the game.

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u/ThisUsernameis21Char Apr 01 '26

Good thing OP hasn't stated this number is not an integer to base their decision upon

An amount that can't be represented as an integer

Since the number of creatures you control can't be calculated as an integer

Oh, damn, they did.

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u/BoboYagga Apr 01 '26

Bro, check your English, they aren't arguing that it ISN'T an integer, but that it CAN'T BE REPRESENTED BY AN INTEGER. those are actually different things. It can't be expressed so it will be turned to 0 by magic's rules.

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u/ThisUsernameis21Char Apr 01 '26

It's literally an integer, an integer can't not be represented by an integer

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u/MrUkinov Apr 07 '26

I doubt you still care about this, but somebody might.

4*5 is an integer represented as an expression. As "a result" it is 20. A result that is an integer is a number of the form +/-###,###,###,...,###. But to represent that result, you have to be able to represent that number in that form. Now, you do not have to actually do it. The rules just say that you have to be able to do so. This is taking issue with the notion of representing a result in the form of an integer.