What happens when a creature with flying blocks my non-flying attacker?
I’ve declared a non-flying attacker, and my opponent declared a flying blocker. When combat damage is dealt, I deal damage as normal, but can the damage dealt by the flying creature be absorbed by my non-flying creature, or do I have to absorb it with my life?
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I’ve declared a non-flying attacker, and my opponent declared a flying blocker. When combat damage is dealt, I deal damage as normal, but can the damage dealt by the flying creature be absorbed by my non-flying creature, or do I have to absorb it with my life?
magic-the-gathering
edited Feb 27 at 10:22
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asked Feb 27 at 5:36
Blake MorganBlake Morgan
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Think of this as happening in real life. You are at one end of a field with a dog. Your opponent is at the other end of the field and has a large eagle. You "sic" your dog on the other guy and your dog takes off down the field. The other guy commands his eagle to stop your dog. Eagle swoops down and dog and eagle fight. Eagle may win and stop dog, or dog may win and continue to hurt other guy, but you aren't going to be hurt either way. Now it's the other guys turn. Other guy sends his eagle to fly down and attack you. You can't command your dog to fly up and block the eagle.
– Kevin
Feb 27 at 13:54
@Kevin Mark Rosewater has said on several occasions that "flying" is a wonderful name for that ability, exactly because our real world intuition works so well with that word.
– Arthur
Feb 27 at 18:22
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I’ve declared a non-flying attacker, and my opponent declared a flying blocker. When combat damage is dealt, I deal damage as normal, but can the damage dealt by the flying creature be absorbed by my non-flying creature, or do I have to absorb it with my life?
magic-the-gathering
edited Feb 27 at 10:22
Glorfindel
5,02611339
asked Feb 27 at 5:36
Blake MorganBlake Morgan
1695
I’ve declared a non-flying attacker, and my opponent declared a flying blocker. When combat damage is dealt, I deal damage as normal, but can the damage dealt by the flying creature be absorbed by my non-flying creature, or do I have to absorb it with my life?
magic-the-gathering
magic-the-gathering
edited Feb 27 at 10:22
Glorfindel
5,02611339
asked Feb 27 at 5:36
Blake MorganBlake Morgan
1695
edited Feb 27 at 10:22
Glorfindel
5,02611339
asked Feb 27 at 5:36
Blake MorganBlake Morgan
1695
edited Feb 27 at 10:22
Glorfindel
5,02611339
edited Feb 27 at 10:22
Glorfindel
5,02611339
edited Feb 27 at 10:22
Glorfindel
5,02611339
5,02611339
asked Feb 27 at 5:36
Blake MorganBlake Morgan
1695
asked Feb 27 at 5:36
Blake MorganBlake Morgan
1695
asked Feb 27 at 5:36
Blake MorganBlake Morgan
1695
1695
6
Think of this as happening in real life. You are at one end of a field with a dog. Your opponent is at the other end of the field and has a large eagle. You "sic" your dog on the other guy and your dog takes off down the field. The other guy commands his eagle to stop your dog. Eagle swoops down and dog and eagle fight. Eagle may win and stop dog, or dog may win and continue to hurt other guy, but you aren't going to be hurt either way. Now it's the other guys turn. Other guy sends his eagle to fly down and attack you. You can't command your dog to fly up and block the eagle.
– Kevin
Feb 27 at 13:54
@Kevin Mark Rosewater has said on several occasions that "flying" is a wonderful name for that ability, exactly because our real world intuition works so well with that word.
– Arthur
Feb 27 at 18:22
add a comment |
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Think of this as happening in real life. You are at one end of a field with a dog. Your opponent is at the other end of the field and has a large eagle. You "sic" your dog on the other guy and your dog takes off down the field. The other guy commands his eagle to stop your dog. Eagle swoops down and dog and eagle fight. Eagle may win and stop dog, or dog may win and continue to hurt other guy, but you aren't going to be hurt either way. Now it's the other guys turn. Other guy sends his eagle to fly down and attack you. You can't command your dog to fly up and block the eagle.
– Kevin
Feb 27 at 13:54
@Kevin Mark Rosewater has said on several occasions that "flying" is a wonderful name for that ability, exactly because our real world intuition works so well with that word.
– Arthur
Feb 27 at 18:22
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Think of this as happening in real life. You are at one end of a field with a dog. Your opponent is at the other end of the field and has a large eagle. You "sic" your dog on the other guy and your dog takes off down the field. The other guy commands his eagle to stop your dog. Eagle swoops down and dog and eagle fight. Eagle may win and stop dog, or dog may win and continue to hurt other guy, but you aren't going to be hurt either way. Now it's the other guys turn. Other guy sends his eagle to fly down and attack you. You can't command your dog to fly up and block the eagle.
– Kevin
Feb 27 at 13:54
Think of this as happening in real life. You are at one end of a field with a dog. Your opponent is at the other end of the field and has a large eagle. You "sic" your dog on the other guy and your dog takes off down the field. The other guy commands his eagle to stop your dog. Eagle swoops down and dog and eagle fight. Eagle may win and stop dog, or dog may win and continue to hurt other guy, but you aren't going to be hurt either way. Now it's the other guys turn. Other guy sends his eagle to fly down and attack you. You can't command your dog to fly up and block the eagle.
– Kevin
Feb 27 at 13:54
@Kevin Mark Rosewater has said on several occasions that "flying" is a wonderful name for that ability, exactly because our real world intuition works so well with that word.
– Arthur
Feb 27 at 18:22
@Kevin Mark Rosewater has said on several occasions that "flying" is a wonderful name for that ability, exactly because our real world intuition works so well with that word.
– Arthur
Feb 27 at 18:22
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It's your turn and you are attacking your opponent; that means you won't lose life from combat damage. The flying creature will deal combat damage to your non-flying creature. The fact that it has flying has nothing to do with it; that just determines whether it can block or be blocked.
Everything you need to know about this is covered in the basic rules; look for the section 'ATTACKING AND BLOCKING'.
- An attacking creature that is blocked deals damage to the creature or creatures that are blocking it, and vice versa.
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I think you may be a bit confused between magic and Yu-Gi-Oh rules.
Using your example, you declared attackers and your opponent declared blockers.
Your creature does not have flying so it can be blocked by any creature (unless stated on the creature itself, either attacking or blocking for example Skywinder Drake).
In this case, the ability the blocking creature has is irrelevant.
Abilities that will usually matter when defending (keyworded abilities) are for example: First strike, double strike, last strike, deathtouch, lifelink, infect, whither and indestructible.
In the case of the attacking creature the above abilities are also relevant, but one of the most relevant regarding damage will be trample as mentioned on other answers.
If your attacking creature's power is higher than the blocking creature's toughness then your attacking creature would deal enough damage to the blocking creature for it to be lethal, and you could then assign the rest of the damage to the defending player. Attacking player "always" chooses how the damage is assigned to defending creatures/players according to the rules. The only instance where a defending player gets to assign damage and "blocking order" is if he controls a creature that allows him to block more than one creature at a time. The defending player can never "trample" damage to its opponent as such ability does not exist and they are not the attacking player, therefore all damage must be assigned to the blocked creatures.
answered Feb 28 at 10:59
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If there is no trample (or any other abilities involved) combat between creatures will never cause damage to players.
edited Feb 27 at 20:44
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answered Feb 27 at 14:42
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Not directly relevant to the question, but to avoid any confusion it could be good to mention that even in the case of Trample, the attacking player will never get hit by combat damage.
– Kazim
Feb 27 at 14:48
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It's your turn and you are attacking your opponent; that means you won't lose life from combat damage. The flying creature will deal combat damage to your non-flying creature. The fact that it has flying has nothing to do with it; that just determines whether it can block or be blocked.
Everything you need to know about this is covered in the basic rules; look for the section 'ATTACKING AND BLOCKING'.
- An attacking creature that is blocked deals damage to the creature or creatures that are blocking it, and vice versa.
answered Feb 27 at 5:53
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It's your turn and you are attacking your opponent; that means you won't lose life from combat damage. The flying creature will deal combat damage to your non-flying creature. The fact that it has flying has nothing to do with it; that just determines whether it can block or be blocked.
Everything you need to know about this is covered in the basic rules; look for the section 'ATTACKING AND BLOCKING'.
- An attacking creature that is blocked deals damage to the creature or creatures that are blocking it, and vice versa.
answered Feb 27 at 5:53
GlorfindelGlorfindel
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It's your turn and you are attacking your opponent; that means you won't lose life from combat damage. The flying creature will deal combat damage to your non-flying creature. The fact that it has flying has nothing to do with it; that just determines whether it can block or be blocked.
Everything you need to know about this is covered in the basic rules; look for the section 'ATTACKING AND BLOCKING'.
- An attacking creature that is blocked deals damage to the creature or creatures that are blocking it, and vice versa.
answered Feb 27 at 5:53
GlorfindelGlorfindel
5,02611339
It's your turn and you are attacking your opponent; that means you won't lose life from combat damage. The flying creature will deal combat damage to your non-flying creature. The fact that it has flying has nothing to do with it; that just determines whether it can block or be blocked.
Everything you need to know about this is covered in the basic rules; look for the section 'ATTACKING AND BLOCKING'.
- An attacking creature that is blocked deals damage to the creature or creatures that are blocking it, and vice versa.
answered Feb 27 at 5:53
GlorfindelGlorfindel
5,02611339
answered Feb 27 at 5:53
GlorfindelGlorfindel
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answered Feb 27 at 5:53
GlorfindelGlorfindel
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GlorfindelGlorfindel
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I think you may be a bit confused between magic and Yu-Gi-Oh rules.
Using your example, you declared attackers and your opponent declared blockers.
Your creature does not have flying so it can be blocked by any creature (unless stated on the creature itself, either attacking or blocking for example Skywinder Drake).
In this case, the ability the blocking creature has is irrelevant.
Abilities that will usually matter when defending (keyworded abilities) are for example: First strike, double strike, last strike, deathtouch, lifelink, infect, whither and indestructible.
In the case of the attacking creature the above abilities are also relevant, but one of the most relevant regarding damage will be trample as mentioned on other answers.
If your attacking creature's power is higher than the blocking creature's toughness then your attacking creature would deal enough damage to the blocking creature for it to be lethal, and you could then assign the rest of the damage to the defending player. Attacking player "always" chooses how the damage is assigned to defending creatures/players according to the rules. The only instance where a defending player gets to assign damage and "blocking order" is if he controls a creature that allows him to block more than one creature at a time. The defending player can never "trample" damage to its opponent as such ability does not exist and they are not the attacking player, therefore all damage must be assigned to the blocked creatures.
answered Feb 28 at 10:59
fireshark519fireshark519
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add a comment |
I think you may be a bit confused between magic and Yu-Gi-Oh rules.
Using your example, you declared attackers and your opponent declared blockers.
Your creature does not have flying so it can be blocked by any creature (unless stated on the creature itself, either attacking or blocking for example Skywinder Drake).
In this case, the ability the blocking creature has is irrelevant.
Abilities that will usually matter when defending (keyworded abilities) are for example: First strike, double strike, last strike, deathtouch, lifelink, infect, whither and indestructible.
In the case of the attacking creature the above abilities are also relevant, but one of the most relevant regarding damage will be trample as mentioned on other answers.
If your attacking creature's power is higher than the blocking creature's toughness then your attacking creature would deal enough damage to the blocking creature for it to be lethal, and you could then assign the rest of the damage to the defending player. Attacking player "always" chooses how the damage is assigned to defending creatures/players according to the rules. The only instance where a defending player gets to assign damage and "blocking order" is if he controls a creature that allows him to block more than one creature at a time. The defending player can never "trample" damage to its opponent as such ability does not exist and they are not the attacking player, therefore all damage must be assigned to the blocked creatures.
answered Feb 28 at 10:59
fireshark519fireshark519
3226
add a comment |
I think you may be a bit confused between magic and Yu-Gi-Oh rules.
Using your example, you declared attackers and your opponent declared blockers.
Your creature does not have flying so it can be blocked by any creature (unless stated on the creature itself, either attacking or blocking for example Skywinder Drake).
In this case, the ability the blocking creature has is irrelevant.
Abilities that will usually matter when defending (keyworded abilities) are for example: First strike, double strike, last strike, deathtouch, lifelink, infect, whither and indestructible.
In the case of the attacking creature the above abilities are also relevant, but one of the most relevant regarding damage will be trample as mentioned on other answers.
If your attacking creature's power is higher than the blocking creature's toughness then your attacking creature would deal enough damage to the blocking creature for it to be lethal, and you could then assign the rest of the damage to the defending player. Attacking player "always" chooses how the damage is assigned to defending creatures/players according to the rules. The only instance where a defending player gets to assign damage and "blocking order" is if he controls a creature that allows him to block more than one creature at a time. The defending player can never "trample" damage to its opponent as such ability does not exist and they are not the attacking player, therefore all damage must be assigned to the blocked creatures.
answered Feb 28 at 10:59
fireshark519fireshark519
3226
I think you may be a bit confused between magic and Yu-Gi-Oh rules.
Using your example, you declared attackers and your opponent declared blockers.
Your creature does not have flying so it can be blocked by any creature (unless stated on the creature itself, either attacking or blocking for example Skywinder Drake).
In this case, the ability the blocking creature has is irrelevant.
Abilities that will usually matter when defending (keyworded abilities) are for example: First strike, double strike, last strike, deathtouch, lifelink, infect, whither and indestructible.
In the case of the attacking creature the above abilities are also relevant, but one of the most relevant regarding damage will be trample as mentioned on other answers.
If your attacking creature's power is higher than the blocking creature's toughness then your attacking creature would deal enough damage to the blocking creature for it to be lethal, and you could then assign the rest of the damage to the defending player. Attacking player "always" chooses how the damage is assigned to defending creatures/players according to the rules. The only instance where a defending player gets to assign damage and "blocking order" is if he controls a creature that allows him to block more than one creature at a time. The defending player can never "trample" damage to its opponent as such ability does not exist and they are not the attacking player, therefore all damage must be assigned to the blocked creatures.
answered Feb 28 at 10:59
fireshark519fireshark519
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answered Feb 28 at 10:59
fireshark519fireshark519
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answered Feb 28 at 10:59
fireshark519fireshark519
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answered Feb 28 at 10:59
fireshark519fireshark519
3226
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If there is no trample (or any other abilities involved) combat between creatures will never cause damage to players.
edited Feb 27 at 20:44
Glorfindel
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answered Feb 27 at 14:42
thazadarthazadar
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4
Not directly relevant to the question, but to avoid any confusion it could be good to mention that even in the case of Trample, the attacking player will never get hit by combat damage.
– Kazim
Feb 27 at 14:48
add a comment |
If there is no trample (or any other abilities involved) combat between creatures will never cause damage to players.
edited Feb 27 at 20:44
Glorfindel
5,02611339
answered Feb 27 at 14:42
thazadarthazadar
7
4
Not directly relevant to the question, but to avoid any confusion it could be good to mention that even in the case of Trample, the attacking player will never get hit by combat damage.
– Kazim
Feb 27 at 14:48
add a comment |
If there is no trample (or any other abilities involved) combat between creatures will never cause damage to players.
edited Feb 27 at 20:44
Glorfindel
5,02611339
answered Feb 27 at 14:42
thazadarthazadar
7
If there is no trample (or any other abilities involved) combat between creatures will never cause damage to players.
edited Feb 27 at 20:44
Glorfindel
5,02611339
answered Feb 27 at 14:42
thazadarthazadar
7
edited Feb 27 at 20:44
Glorfindel
5,02611339
edited Feb 27 at 20:44
Glorfindel
5,02611339
edited Feb 27 at 20:44
Glorfindel
5,02611339
5,02611339
answered Feb 27 at 14:42
thazadarthazadar
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answered Feb 27 at 14:42
thazadarthazadar
7
answered Feb 27 at 14:42
thazadarthazadar
7
7
4
Not directly relevant to the question, but to avoid any confusion it could be good to mention that even in the case of Trample, the attacking player will never get hit by combat damage.
– Kazim
Feb 27 at 14:48
add a comment |
4
Not directly relevant to the question, but to avoid any confusion it could be good to mention that even in the case of Trample, the attacking player will never get hit by combat damage.
– Kazim
Feb 27 at 14:48
4
4
Not directly relevant to the question, but to avoid any confusion it could be good to mention that even in the case of Trample, the attacking player will never get hit by combat damage.
– Kazim
Feb 27 at 14:48
Not directly relevant to the question, but to avoid any confusion it could be good to mention that even in the case of Trample, the attacking player will never get hit by combat damage.
– Kazim
Feb 27 at 14:48
add a comment |
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Think of this as happening in real life. You are at one end of a field with a dog. Your opponent is at the other end of the field and has a large eagle. You "sic" your dog on the other guy and your dog takes off down the field. The other guy commands his eagle to stop your dog. Eagle swoops down and dog and eagle fight. Eagle may win and stop dog, or dog may win and continue to hurt other guy, but you aren't going to be hurt either way. Now it's the other guys turn. Other guy sends his eagle to fly down and attack you. You can't command your dog to fly up and block the eagle.
– Kevin
Feb 27 at 13:54
@Kevin Mark Rosewater has said on several occasions that "flying" is a wonderful name for that ability, exactly because our real world intuition works so well with that word.
– Arthur
Feb 27 at 18:22