diff --git a/projects/mtg/include/AllAbilities.h b/projects/mtg/include/AllAbilities.h
index 6521eec2a..8ca14a32e 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/include/AllAbilities.h
+++ b/projects/mtg/include/AllAbilities.h
@@ -719,11 +719,8 @@ public:
         return 0;
         if (!tc->canTarget(e->player)) return 0;
         if (fromTc && !fromTc->canTarget(e->player)) return 0;
-        if (type == 1 && (e->amount > 0 || e->Ltype == 0)) return 0;
-        if (type == 0 && (e->amount < 0 || e->Ltype == 1)) return 0;
-        if(type != 1)
-        e->player->thatmuch = e->amount;
-        else
+        if (type == 1 && (e->amount > 0)) return 0;
+        if (type == 0 && (e->amount < 0)) return 0;
         e->player->thatmuch = abs(e->amount);
         return 1;
     }
@@ -5742,12 +5739,7 @@ public:
             MTGCardInstance * card = d->source;
             if (d->damage > 0 && card && (card == source || card == source->target))
             {
-                source->owner->life += d->damage;
-                source->owner->thatmuch = d->damage;
-                WEvent * lifed = NULL;
-                lifed = NEW WEventLife(source->owner,d->damage);
-                GameObserver * game = GameObserver::GetInstance();
-                game->receiveEvent(lifed);
+                source->owner->gainLife(d->damage);
                 return 1;
             }
         }
diff --git a/projects/mtg/include/Player.h b/projects/mtg/include/Player.h
index 474dec2a9..68aaa451f 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/include/Player.h
+++ b/projects/mtg/include/Player.h
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ public:
     }
 
     int afterDamage();
+
+    int gainLife(int value);
+    int loseLife(int value);
+    int gainOrLoseLife(int value);
+
     int poisoned();
     int damaged();
     int prevented();
diff --git a/projects/mtg/include/WEvent.h b/projects/mtg/include/WEvent.h
index eee7e8872..8f93e0e66 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/include/WEvent.h
+++ b/projects/mtg/include/WEvent.h
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ struct WEventDamage : public WEvent {
 struct WEventLife : public WEvent {
     Player * player;
     int amount;
-    int Ltype;
-    WEventLife(Player * player,int amount,int Ltype = 0);
+    WEventLife(Player * player,int amount);
     virtual Targetable * getTarget(int target);
 };
 
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/AllAbilities.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/AllAbilities.cpp
index 6c5706abf..6f5008363 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/AllAbilities.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/AllAbilities.cpp
@@ -1254,25 +1254,19 @@ ActivatedAbilityTP(_id, card, _target, _cost, _tap, who),life_s(life_s), life(li
 }
 
 int AALifer::resolve()
-{
-    RefreshedLife = NEW WParsedInt(life_s, NULL, source);
+{  
     Damageable * _target = (Damageable *) getTarget();
-    if (_target)
+    if (!_target)
+        return 0;
+
+    RefreshedLife = NEW WParsedInt(life_s, NULL, source);
+    if (_target->type_as_damageable == DAMAGEABLE_MTGCARDINSTANCE)
     {
-        if (_target->type_as_damageable == DAMAGEABLE_MTGCARDINSTANCE)
-        {
-            _target = ((MTGCardInstance *) _target)->controller();
-        }
-        Player *player = (Player*)_target;
-        player->thatmuch = abs(RefreshedLife->getValue());
-        WEvent * lifed = NULL;
-        lifed = NEW WEventLife(player,RefreshedLife->getValue());
-        GameObserver * game = GameObserver::GetInstance();
-        game->receiveEvent(lifed);
-        _target->life += RefreshedLife->getValue();
-        if(life->getValue() < 0)
-        _target->lifeLostThisTurn += abs(RefreshedLife->getValue());
+        _target = ((MTGCardInstance *) _target)->controller();
     }
+    Player *player = (Player*)_target;
+    player->gainOrLoseLife(RefreshedLife->getValue());
+
     delete RefreshedLife;
     return 1;
 }
@@ -1307,30 +1301,23 @@ AALifeSet::AALifeSet(int _id, MTGCardInstance * _source, Targetable * _target, W
 int AALifeSet::resolve()
 {
     Damageable * _target = (Damageable *) getTarget();
-    if (_target)
-    {
-        if (_target->type_as_damageable == DAMAGEABLE_MTGCARDINSTANCE)
-        {
-            _target = ((MTGCardInstance *) _target)->controller();
-        }
+    if (!_target)
+        return 0;
 
-        int lifeDiff = life->getValue() - _target->life ;
-        WEvent * lifed = NULL;
-        if(lifeDiff < 0)
-        {
-            _target->lifeLostThisTurn += abs(lifeDiff);
-            lifed = NEW WEventLife((Player*)_target,lifeDiff,1);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            lifed = NEW WEventLife((Player*)_target,lifeDiff,0);
-        }
-        _target->thatmuch = abs(lifeDiff);
-        GameObserver * game = GameObserver::GetInstance();
-        game->receiveEvent(lifed);
-        _target->life = life->getValue();
+    Player * p = NULL;
+    if (_target->type_as_damageable == DAMAGEABLE_MTGCARDINSTANCE)
+    {
+        p = ((MTGCardInstance *) _target)->controller();
     }
-    return 0;
+    else
+    {
+        p = (Player*)_target;
+    }
+
+    int lifeDiff = life->getValue() - p->life ;
+    p->gainOrLoseLife(lifeDiff);
+
+    return 1;
 }
 
 const char * AALifeSet::getMenuText()
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/ExtraCost.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/ExtraCost.cpp
index 0f3a0a66b..ceb095ac1 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/ExtraCost.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/ExtraCost.cpp
@@ -76,22 +76,16 @@ LifeCost::LifeCost(TargetChooser *_tc) :
 
 int LifeCost::doPay()
 {
+    if (!target)
+        return 0;
+
     MTGCardInstance * _target = (MTGCardInstance *) target;
-    if (target)
-    {
-        _target->controller()->thatmuch = 1;
-        WEvent * lifed = NULL;
-        lifed = NEW WEventLife(_target->controller(),-1,1);
-        GameObserver * game = GameObserver::GetInstance();
-        game->receiveEvent(lifed);
-        _target->controller()->life -= 1;
-        _target->controller()->lifeLostThisTurn += 1;
-        target = NULL;
-        if (tc)
-            tc->initTargets();
-        return 1;
-    }
-    return 0;
+
+    _target->controller()->loseLife(1);
+    target = NULL;
+    if (tc)
+        tc->initTargets();
+    return 1;
 }
 
 //discard a card at random as a cost
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/MTGAbility.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/MTGAbility.cpp
index 5bcdc1c0d..112b3b755 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/MTGAbility.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/MTGAbility.cpp
@@ -3269,12 +3269,7 @@ void AbilityFactory::addAbilities(int _id, Spell * spell)
         game->mLayers->stackLayer()->addDamage(card, target, x);
         if (target->life < x)
             x = target->life;
-        game->currentlyActing()->life += x;
-        game->currentlyActing()->thatmuch = x;
-        WEvent * lifed = NULL;
-        lifed = NEW WEventLife(game->currentlyActing(),x);
-        GameObserver * game = GameObserver::GetInstance();
-        game->receiveEvent(lifed);
+        game->currentlyActing()->gainLife(x);
         break;
     }
     case 1159: //Erg Raiders
@@ -3485,12 +3480,7 @@ void AbilityFactory::addAbilities(int _id, Spell * spell)
                 if (current->hasType("Artifact"))
                 {
                     game->players[i]->game->putInGraveyard(current);
-                    current->controller()->life += current->getManaCost()->getConvertedCost();
-                    current->controller()->thatmuch = current->getManaCost()->getConvertedCost();
-                    WEvent * lifed = NULL;
-                    lifed = NEW WEventLife(current->controller(),current->getManaCost()->getConvertedCost());
-                    GameObserver * game = GameObserver::GetInstance();
-                    game->receiveEvent(lifed);
+                    current->controller()->gainLife(current->getManaCost()->getConvertedCost());
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -3603,12 +3593,7 @@ void AbilityFactory::addAbilities(int _id, Spell * spell)
             if (library->nb_cards)
                 player->game->putInZone(library->cards[library->nb_cards - 1], library, player->game->graveyard);
         }
-        game->currentlyActing()->life += x;
-        game->currentlyActing()->thatmuch = x;
-        WEvent * lifed = NULL;
-        lifed = NEW WEventLife(game->currentlyActing(),x);
-        GameObserver * game = GameObserver::GetInstance();
-        game->receiveEvent(lifed);
+        game->currentlyActing()->gainLife(x);
         break;
     }
 
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/MTGRules.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/MTGRules.cpp
index b2946ef37..083dc7e09 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/MTGRules.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/MTGRules.cpp
@@ -1868,12 +1868,7 @@ int MTGLifelinkRule::receiveEvent(WEvent * event)
         MTGCardInstance * card = d->source;
         if (d->damage > 0 && card && card->basicAbilities[Constants::LIFELINK])
         {
-            card->controller()->thatmuch = d->damage;
-            WEvent * lifed = NULL;
-            lifed = NEW WEventLife(card->controller(),d->damage);
-            GameObserver * game = GameObserver::GetInstance();
-            game->receiveEvent(lifed);
-            card->controller()->life += d->damage;
+            card->controller()->gainLife(d->damage);
             return 1;
         }
     }
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/Player.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/Player.cpp
index 3fb8b1d75..ccaefcac8 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/Player.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/Player.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,45 @@ ManaPool * Player::getManaPool()
     return manaPool;
 }
 
+int Player::gainOrLoseLife(int value)
+{
+    if (!value)
+        return 0; //Don't do anything if there's no actual life change
+
+    thatmuch = abs(value); //What is thatmuch used for? 
+    life+=value;
+    if (value<0)
+        lifeLostThisTurn -= value;
+
+    //Send life event to listeners
+    WEvent * lifed = NEW WEventLife(this,value);
+    GameObserver * game = GameObserver::GetInstance();
+    game->receiveEvent(lifed);
+
+    return value;
+};
+
+int Player::gainLife(int value)
+{
+    if (value <0)
+    {
+        DebugTrace("PLAYER.CPP: don't call gainLife on a negative value, use loseLife instead");
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return gainOrLoseLife(value);
+};
+
+int Player::loseLife(int value)
+{
+    if (value <0)
+    {
+        DebugTrace("PLAYER.CPP: don't call loseLife on a negative value, use gainLife instead");
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return gainOrLoseLife(-value);
+};
+
+
 int Player::afterDamage()
 {
     return life;
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/WEvent.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/WEvent.cpp
index cd2e498e9..08ba3863e 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/WEvent.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/WEvent.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ WEventDamage::WEventDamage(Damage *damage) :
 {
 }
 
-WEventLife::WEventLife(Player * player,int amount,int Ltype) :
-    WEvent(), player(player),amount(amount), Ltype(Ltype)
+WEventLife::WEventLife(Player * player,int amount) :
+    WEvent(), player(player),amount(amount)
 {
 }