What happens to opponent creatures?
Asked by risedo 4 years ago
Artful Dodge + Treeshaker Chimera Chimera forces all creatures to block (able to do so) and Artful Dodge makes it so it can't be. So are they just tapped or what? Also let's say Treeshaker Chimera has trample and is blocked by 3 1/1s does that mean it does 21 dmg or 5? Ty lil new to mtg
Raging_Squiggle says... #2
To elaborate on a common misunderstanding I’ve come across from many players: blocking does not cause those creatures to become tapped. Whether or not that’s what is going on here with the randomly tapped creatures, I can only speculate.
January 7, 2020 10:36 p.m.
Ahh ok Raging_Squiggle corrected my misunderstanding. Ty both for clarifying! Again new to mtg and ty both for being nice!
January 7, 2020 10:43 p.m.
Gidgetimer says... #5
You're very welcome. If you require no further clarification, please be sure to select an answer to remove the question from the unanswered queue.
January 8, 2020 7:10 a.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #6
risedo: Correct answers to your questions have been up for a while. I chose one of the responses to mark as the "Accepted answer" so that this thread can move out of the list of unanswered questions. Please remember to take care of this yourself in the future.
Gidgetimer says... Accepted answer #1
If you cast Artful Dodge on a creature no creatures are able to block it. If you cast Artful Dodge on Treeshaker Chimera "all creatures able to block" it are none, so no creature blocks it.
Why would your opponents creatures become tapped by this interaction? I think there may be a deeper misunderstanding here.
When you assign combat damage each creature deals damage equal to its power. You would deal 8 damage and it would be assigned as 1 to each of the creatures and 5 to the defending player.
January 7, 2020 10:07 p.m.