The Battlefield

Pariah's Shield

$5.37

Stuffy Doll

$6.36

AI DraftFeb 26, 2026

Pariah's Shield + Stuffy Doll

Overview

If Pariah's Shield is attached to Stuffy Doll, any damage that would be dealt to you is replaced and dealt to the equipped Stuffy Doll instead, which marks damage on the creature per and causes Stuffy Doll’s triggered ability to trigger ("Whenever this creature is dealt damage...") and later deal that much damage to the chosen player (which causes life loss per ); replacement effects are chosen/applied under the rules in .

Step 1

Ensure whether Pariah's Shield is attached to Stuffy Doll; if it is not attached, damage to you is not redirected (Ruling [2005-10-01]).

Step 2

When an event would deal damage to you, that event is replaced by the Pariah's Shield replacement effect so the damage is dealt to the equipped creature instead; if multiple replacement/prevention effects apply, the affected player chooses among them per .

Step 3

The damage is dealt to Stuffy Doll and is marked on it in accordance with the creature damage rules in ; if the marked damage meets or exceeds its toughness, normally it would be destroyed per (Stuffy Doll’s indestructible ability from its Oracle text prevents destruction).

Step 4

Because Stuffy Doll was dealt damage, its triggered ability "Whenever this creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to the chosen player" triggers; that triggered ability is put on the stack and will later resolve to deal that much damage to the chosen player, causing life loss per .

Step 5

If a player's life total is brought to 0 or less at the same time Stuffy Doll is dealt damage, the player loses the game as a state-based action before Stuffy Doll’s triggered ability is put on the stack (Ruling [2021-03-19]).

Step 6

Any damage marked on permanents will be removed during the cleanup step per .

Resolution

With Pariah's Shield equipped to Stuffy Doll, damage that would be dealt to you is instead dealt to Stuffy Doll by Pariah's Shield’s replacement effect (apply replacement effects per ). That damage is marked on Stuffy Doll per , which causes Stuffy Doll’s triggered ability to trigger; when that triggered ability later resolves it will deal that much damage to the chosen player, causing life loss per . If Pariah’s Shield is not attached, damage to you is not redirected (Ruling [2005-10-01]). If a player's life total is brought to 0 or less at the same time Stuffy Doll is dealt damage, the player loses the game before Stuffy Doll’s triggered ability is put on the stack (Ruling [2021-03-19]).

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