has first strike, all of her combat damage will be dealt before her blockers (assuming none of them have first or double strike). TappedOut.js Blog Widget. Yup, I tried explaining to my friend that the only way he could save his creatures was with first strike, but he insisted on his version and I ended up letting it slip to keep the game going (spoilers, he ended up killing everyone and winning because he's got a really powerful Scarab God deck and we're all casuals). Itâs no , but does a pretty mean impression. Since Glissa, the Traitor has first strike, all of her combat damage will be dealt before her blockers (assuming none of ⦠You can assign damage however you want, as long as at least lethal damage is dealt to each blocker in turn. I mentionned first strike to him as well but it didn't go far with that. Browse through cards from Magic's entire history. If the attacker has deathtouch, it simply means that even 1 damage from it is enough to kill a creature. The attacking player still orders the blocking creatures to show which is first in line for damage, which is second, and so on. Combat damage does not work the way your friend thinks it does. A diverse community of players devoted to Magic: the Gathering, a trading card game ("TCG") produced by Wizards of the Coast and originally designed by Richard Garfield. Andrew is attacking with a Deadly Recluse and Neil blocks it with a Canyon Minotaur. You can certainly assign only one damage to each creature blOcking as first strike and let the deathtouch abilit kill each creature. A player assigning combat damage from a creature with deathtouch can divide that damage as he or she chooses among any number of creatures blocking or blocked by it. As the attacker, you assign combat damage. If you have a creature that can block multiple creatures, you still need an additional creature to block a creature with menace. Glissa, the Traitor Does that mean that if the first blocker has indestructible none would die? Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it. All damage is blocked. 5/5 Deathtouch and Trample blocked by three 2/2's = All creatures die and defending player takes 2 damage (5/5 deals 1 damage to each blocker killing it, and the rest tramples through). I'm not precise but your first strike death touch creatures lives and kills 2 creatures (if it can assign 2 damge , 1 each creature ). If you are attacking you can normally assign damage. Rules. I assign the deathtouch damage, and Glissa doesn't take any damage? Yeah that was the argument we had, I got a DT creature that forces to block on landfall and I managed to get 3 triggers at once to force three of his creature to block, but he wanted to say that ability could only for one at a time basically, The only way your friend is right in the last part is if his creature had first strike and power = or greater then your DTs toughness, Thanks! If a creature (whether it has deathtouch or not) blocks or is blocked by multiple creatures, those creatures must be put into damage assignment order during the declare blockers step. Yes, a creature with deathtouch can assign 1 damage per blocker and kill as many blockers as it has points of power. The creature then assigns its combat damage to those creatures according to the damage assignment order announced for it. When Acid-Spewer Dragon is turned face up, put a +1/+1 counter on each other Dragon creature you control. Combat damage does not work the way your friend thinks it does. Trample works the same as with one blocker. If a creature with deathtouch is blocked by multiple creatures, the declare blockers step works the same way. You may therefore assign 1 damage to each blocker and that will kill all of them. Close. Of course, with these rule-bending cards come complicationsâand thatâs what weâre going to clarify in todayâs Rules Tip! If that creature also has trample, it may assign the rest to the defending player/planeswalker. Yea it kills them all. Rules. When Acid-Spewer Dragon is turned face up, put a +1/+1 counter on each other Dragon creature you control. First strike and deathtouch are static abilities - they are always "active." as combat damage all happens at the same time excluding first strike and double strike. This is an exception to the procedures described in rules 510.1c-d. o 702.2c. So I had gotten my new commander Kathril, Aspect Warper out and all key words aside from first strike. Hey all, Google/rulings couldn't help me, so I'm hoping y'all could. Flying, deathtouch. The deathtoucher can kill as many creatures as it has power. Yes, a creature with deathtouch can assign 1 damage per blocker and kill as many blockers as it has points of power. Terms of Use | a 5/5 DT. Archived. A creature needs to deal at least lethal damage to a creature before dealing excess damage to other blockers. always has both first strike and deathtouch. Trample being blocked by three 2/2's = all creatures dead. Magic the Gathering, FNM is TM and copyright Wizards of the Coast, Inc, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. All rights reserved. o 702.2b. Or can I assign one deathtouch damage to each of the blockers? My friend also said that if the creature that blocks first kills my creature, it does not deal damage to the next ones, as a way to save his second creature from the deathtouch damage. See cards from the most recent sets and discover what players just like you are saying about them. Lethal damage must be assigned to each creature in the DAO before the next creature can be assigned any damage. DMCA requests | Privacy statement | If I can do the latter, does First strike still apply? Flying, deathtouch. You donât need to throw more creatures in front of a creature that has menace twice; two will suffice. I was gonna say you can only kill one blocker for each power the deatoucher has but you already covered that, kudos! Other Notes. Since 1 Damage is lethal if it comes from a deathtouch creature, you will be able to distribute the damage of the 3/3 between all 3 blockers, For you 3 creature being blocked by DT all all creature involved would die the 3 attacker from 1 point of DT dmg each and your DT creature from normal dmg. 0. Deathtouch â an ability that makes any amount of damage lethal to creatures â is a great one. Now I know that if a creature with DT deals 0 damage it does not kill, so I can't kill 4 creatures with a 3/3 for sure, but for this specific scenario, let's say a 6/6, a 4/5 and a 5/5 are all forced to block my 3/3 DT, can I choose to distribute one damage to each to kill them all? When I got to attack with her, she was a 12/12 with ⦠The creature then assigns its combat damage to those creatures according to the damage assignment order announced for it. Both creatures receive lethal damage and as a result die. Uh no. As an addendum to what everyone else has been saying, if one (or more) of the blocking creatures have first strike and enough power to kill your creature, then none of the blockers will die unless your creature also has first strike. Another place deathtouch can help you break through is with double blocking. Let's say I force multiple creatures from an opponent to block my DT creature, do they all die? Join us discussing news, tournaments, gameplay, deckbuilding, strategy, lore, fan art, cosplay, and more. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. With Deathtouch, any damage it assigns is considered lethal. Because MTG Arena seems to let the damage go through even when my creature is killed by the first one. on my field right now, and my opponent decides to block with two of his smallest creatures and one of his biggest, all at Glissa when she attacks. Trample/Deathtouch interaction. Gatherer is the Magic Card Database. And no, he cant defend his other blockers with his first blocker(If the one would kill it why block with more?)
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