From 9355c8ace3eca325116abe646e724dfe95de78d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Alex W. Jackson" <alex.w.jackson@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:31:24 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix #6942

---
 .../java/mage/abilities/costs/common/PayVariableLifeCost.java | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/costs/common/PayVariableLifeCost.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/costs/common/PayVariableLifeCost.java
index 885bf3a52fa..3dfb206af5e 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/costs/common/PayVariableLifeCost.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/costs/common/PayVariableLifeCost.java
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ public class PayVariableLifeCost extends VariableCostImpl {
         Player controller = game.getPlayer(source.getControllerId());
         if (controller != null) {
             // Paying 0 life is not considered paying any life, so paying 0 is still allowed
-            if (game.getPlayer(source.getControllerId()).canPayLifeCost(source)) {
+            if (controller.canPayLifeCost(source)) {
                 maxValue = controller.getLife();
             }
         }
-        return maxValue;
+        return Math.max(0, maxValue);
     }
 
 }