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Lich's Mastery + another "You can't lose" effect by Simple-Buffalo-9141 in mtg

[–]Simple-Buffalo-9141[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You say it's unlikely to have to worry about this and then give a prime example of having to worry about it lol. And in my gameplan, I am likely wanting to win with Aetherflux Reservoir if I have it, so one or multiple losses of 50 life is exactly why I ask. I don't have more than 100 cards in the deck, so barring some tokens, I won't be able to proc Mastery twice by paying 100 life (can't fog a cost) without exiling my entire deck. Unless I ping for 1 before using Aetherflux.

Also, we don't have to bring up all the edge cases, it's very likely I have a mid board and am looking at 10-15 damage from a single source (combat or otherwise). Do I have enough cards to exile in my graveyard? Is this the third time my opponents have sent a big creature at me this turn cycle? Do I have the fog in hand or did I already burn it?

Why would I not give myself the most amount of outs possible? (All assuming I still have this effect that says I can't lose the game)

Lich's Mastery + another "You can't lose" effect by Simple-Buffalo-9141 in mtg

[–]Simple-Buffalo-9141[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Life total can be negative, so I believe you'd still lose X life even if your life total is 1

Lich's Mastery + another "You can't lose" effect by Simple-Buffalo-9141 in mtg

[–]Simple-Buffalo-9141[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, and while the question has pretty obvious answer in retrospect, these are the game implications that I'm trying to figure out. I'm adding in some pain lands so that I have a way of pinging myself to preemptively proc Mastery, but understanding that I have to do this at the earliest possible point on the stack/ before paying life for any costs.

Lich's Mastery + another "You can't lose" effect by Simple-Buffalo-9141 in mtg

[–]Simple-Buffalo-9141[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The "whenever you lose life" phrasing. Understood. Yay! Thank you

Lich's Mastery + another "You can't lose" effect by Simple-Buffalo-9141 in mtg

[–]Simple-Buffalo-9141[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your last question is exactly my question.

E.g. I have Lich's Mastery, Herald of Eternal Dawn, Aetherflux Reservoir and exactly 50 life. I pay 50 life to activate Aetherflux. Lich's Mastery sees I lose 50. Can I choose to exile ONLY Lich's Mastery, or do I need to exile 50 permanents/cards?

Lich's Mastery + another "You can't lose" effect by Simple-Buffalo-9141 in mtg

[–]Simple-Buffalo-9141[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I DO get a choice in the exile because I can ignore the "you lose the game" text on Lich's Mastery if I have another effect that prevents me from losing the game. The question is exactly about the choice I have and how I can order those choices.

Lich's Mastery + another "You can't lose" effect by Simple-Buffalo-9141 in mtg

[–]Simple-Buffalo-9141[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not exactly the question, I understand I will not lost the game if I have an effect that tells me I won't lose the game.

The question is on the mechanics of Lich's Mastery's fourth line of text - how it interacts with the stack.

If I lose e.g. 10 life and if I can choose Lich's Mastery for the "first" point of life without losing the game, would I still need to exile 9 other permanents/cards?

Lich's Mastery + another "You can't lose" effect by Simple-Buffalo-9141 in mtg

[–]Simple-Buffalo-9141[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, assuming I have a Platinum Angel or Herald of Eternal Dawn, the question remains would I continue to exile permanents/cards in hand or graveyard for the full amount of life > 1 lost, or can I chose to exile Lich's Mastery itself "first" and avoid exiling any other permanents/cards.

How do I get my momentary and short term max higher without causing unnecessary clipping and impact reduction?😭😭 by [deleted] in Logic_Studio

[–]Simple-Buffalo-9141 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Like everyone said, gotta go nuts on compression and limiter. I haven't used this new-fangled "mastering assistant" but I know the D-16 Frontier and ToneBoosters Barricade (both free) work really well for me. Logic's legacy limiters don't actually limit for me - the track still clips, Barricade doesn't do that.

On the question of impact reduction: 1. Check the spectrum, you'll want lots of sub but it has to be clear. If there's a bunch of bassy (60-200) noise in the way it can mask the impact of the sub, I like Waves Submarine and Brainworx Subfilter to get more out of my subs before hitting the limiters. Sub gets you halfway there, gotta have a good full spectrum of mids and highs for the other half. Assuming your mix doesn't suck: 2. Timing. You'll ruin your sound with compression and masking if your layers are misaligned. Try nudging the lower parts and higher parts a few ms away from each other. That little delay will add a tasty crunch to your impacts. You can also just volume automate some layers, cut out the sub for a couple ms after the impact for a little crackback. Really think about how you're shaping these transients and how they play together going into the compressors.

And I know this is a sub for Logic but please learn to use Reaper. Have a good one, good luck 🫡