What happens when a cursed player dies in Magic The Gathering?

What Happens When a Cursed Player Dies in Magic: The Gathering?

Accepted Answer #1
When a cursed player dies in Magic: The Gathering, the curse itself doesn’t leave the game along with the player’s deck and other objects. According to the official ruling CR 109.1: "An object is an ability on the stack, a card, a copy of a card, a token, a spell, a permanent, or an emblem.". The curse remains in play, attached to another creature or player, which might lead to interesting effects, such as auras going unanswered and creature permanents going unchecked.

Key Moments:

• Player dies
• Any curse effects on the player go into their graveyard
• All other objects, like permanent creatures, planeswalkers, and cards on the battlefield, remain on the battlefield

Effect of Death on Auras and Curses

What about auras and curses afflicting creatures, enchanting lands, and binding planeswalkers?

Destroying Targets – Creatures, Planeswalkers, and Artifacts

When a plane appears to destroy a card:

• Creatures destroyed by removal:
  • Flickered for 1 turn without changing the game state: Re-attach aura/Cura to the creature

Flickered for 1 turn – The creature remains tapped unless an effect specifically stops being tapped.

See You Next Game!

In conclusion, there isn’t a direct outcome related to the death of the player when it concerns Curses directly connected to the player through enchanted lands, auras affecting creatures, or Cursing planeswalkers; however, other linked and ongoing effects remain CR 109.1- An object is still an ability on the stack, a card, a copy of a card, a token, a spell, a permanent or an emblem.