The Battlefield

Pariah

$1.90

Stuffy Doll

$6.36

AI DraftFeb 26, 2026

Pariah + Stuffy Doll

Overview

If Pariah enchants Stuffy Doll, Pariah’s replacement effect causes damage that would be dealt to you to be dealt to the enchanted Stuffy Doll instead . When Stuffy Doll is dealt that damage, its triggered ability triggers and will later deal that much damage to the player it was set to target; if that chosen player is you, Pariah then replaces that damage again, causing Stuffy Doll to be dealt damage again and creating a repeating sequence of triggers .

Step 1

A source would deal damage to you. Pariah is a replacement effect that watches for damage that would be dealt to you and replaces that event with the same damage being dealt to the enchanted creature instead .

Step 2

Because of Pariah, the damage event is modified: the damage is dealt to Stuffy Doll rather than to you. The damage is marked on Stuffy Doll (a creature) as appropriate .

Step 3

When that damage is dealt to Stuffy Doll, Stuffy Doll’s triggered ability triggers and is placed in the pool of triggered abilities waiting to be put on the stack (it will be put on the stack after the damage event’s processing step) .

Step 4

Damage processing (life loss, state-based actions) occurs next. Because Pariah redirected the damage, you did not lose life from that event; instead Stuffy Doll received the damage and any relevant marking happens now . State-based actions are then checked (e.g., destruction if lethal damage marked) .

Step 5

Later, the triggered ability “Whenever this creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to the chosen player” will be put on the stack and can resolve . When it resolves it attempts to deal that much damage to the chosen player .

Step 6

If the chosen player is not you, that damage simply deals life loss to that player as normal . If the chosen player is you, Pariah is still attached to Stuffy Doll and is still a replacement effect that replaces damage that would be dealt to you with the same damage dealt to the enchanted creature .

Step 7

Therefore, when the triggered ability tries to deal damage to you, Pariah replaces that damage event and redirects it to Stuffy Doll. Stuffy Doll is dealt that damage again, which triggers Stuffy Doll again, and the cycle repeats as long as the replacement and triggered ability continue to apply .

Step 8

If at any point the damage event causes your life total to be reduced to 0 or less at the same time Stuffy Doll is dealt damage (for example, from a separate simultaneous damage event), you lose the game before Stuffy Doll’s triggered ability is placed on the stack [Ruling 2021-03-19].

Resolution

Pariah redirects damage that would be dealt to you to the enchanted Stuffy Doll instead . Each time Stuffy Doll is dealt damage it triggers and later deals that much damage to the chosen player . If the chosen player is you, the damage from Stuffy Doll’s triggered ability is itself replaced by Pariah and redirected back to Stuffy Doll, producing a repeatable pattern of Stuffy Doll taking damage and triggering again. Note that if a situation causes your life total to be reduced to 0 or less at the same time Stuffy Doll is dealt damage, you lose before Stuffy Doll’s triggered ability is placed on the stack [Ruling 2021-03-19].

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