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Log in RULINGS 2022-10-07 Celestines triggered ability looks at the total amount of life you gained to determine X, regardless of whether or not you also lost any life

The extra nice part is that while Stellas trigger can go off each turn, the exiled card remains playable until your next turn giving lands and sorceries a much higher rate of usability and allowing you to potentially bank up spells for a flurry on your next turn

And thanks to its encore ability, this goblin pirate can come back from the graveyard threefold for even more value

The only thing that matters is that the damage dealt to that permanent that caused excess damage to be dealt was noncombat damage

Can I use it to cast a silver-bordered card

Late game, too, menace can provide an alternate wincon in Commander damage, which is always nice