Name:Intervention Pact
ManaCost:0
Types:Instant
Colors:white
A:SP$ ChooseSource | Cost$ 0 | Choices$ Card | RememberChosen$ True | AILogic$ NeedsPrevention | SubAbility$ DBEffect | SpellDescription$ The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way. At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay {1}{W}{W}. If you don't, you lose the game.
SVar:DBEffect:DB$ Effect | ReplacementEffects$ RPreventNextFromSource | RememberObjects$ Remembered | SVars$ RPreventNextFromSource,ExileEffect,GainLifeInstead,X | SubAbility$ DBCleanup | ConditionDefined$ Remembered | ConditionPresent$ Card | ConditionCompare$ GE1
SVar:RPreventNextFromSource:Event$ DamageDone | ValidSource$ Card.IsRemembered | ValidTarget$ You | ReplaceWith$ GainLifeInstead | PreventionEffect$ True | Description$ The next time the chosen source deals damage to you, prevent that damage. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way.
SVar:GainLifeInstead:DB$ GainLife | Defined$ You | LifeAmount$ X | SubAbility$ ExileEffect | References$ X
SVar:ExileEffect:DB$ ChangeZone | Defined$ Self | Origin$ Command | Destination$ Exile
SVar:X:ReplaceCount$DamageAmount
SVar:DBCleanup:DB$ Cleanup | ClearRemembered$ True | SubAbility$ DBDelTrig
SVar:DBDelTrig:DB$ DelayedTrigger | Mode$ Phase | Phase$ Upkeep | ValidPlayer$ You | Execute$ TrigLoseGame | TriggerDescription$ At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay {1}{W}{W}. If you don't, you lose the game.
SVar:TrigLoseGame:DB$ LosesGame | UnlessCost$ 1 W W | UnlessPayer$ You | Defined$ You
SVar:NeedsToPlayVar:NumLands GE3
SVar:NumLands:Count$Valid Land.YouCtrl
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/intervention_pact.jpg
Oracle:The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way.\nAt the beginning of your next upkeep, pay {1}{W}{W}. If you don't, you lose the game.