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We are trying to workout a ruling for a multi player game of mtg involving 8 players and a 1 player with an Exquisite Blood.
So lets say there are eight players. Player #3 has Exquisite Blood. Player #5 hits player #8 for 100 damage. Player #8 dies and Exquisite Blood triggers (For 100).
The confusion comes in for when Exquisite Blood resolves. As the opponent that lost 100 life not longer exists, will Exquisite Blood still resolve?
Player #3 will gain 100 life.
The fact that #8 is no longer in the game has no effect on Exquisite Blood's triggered ability. All of its effect was put on the stack when #8 lost 100 life. It does not require #8 to be in play when it resolves, because it does not check for any current information about that player. Even if it did, rule 800.4g would take effect:
If an effect requires information about a specific player, the effect uses the current information about that player if he or she is still in the game; otherwise, the effect uses the last known information about that player before he or she left the game.
Only effects that require a target are affected if that target is no longer legal or does not exist anymore; they would be countered in that case.
