# Pre-empting death

**URL:** <https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pre-empting-death/16962>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 20, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pre-empting-death/16962 "2016-12-20T01:53:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rasper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/rasper/32/2363_2.png) [@Rasper](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Rasper)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pre-empting-death/16962/1 "2016-12-20T01:53:17Z")

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Had an interesting thing happen.

Was fighting against a PVP match that included Death. He cast which deathmarked my entire team. On my turn nobody died and I got my gorgotha to full mana planning to cleanse it next turn. AI takes a turn and I click on Gorgotha as soon as my turn starts. The cast screen comes up, but his portrait is already black from deathmark going off. I click cast anyway and the explosions fire, but as the deathmark had already killed him the troop was still dead.

Classic race condition, allowing me to click a troop before “start of turn” events complete, much like how an Empowered troop can cast before traits are finished.