Regeneration, and Tragic Slip

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Posted on Nov. 2, 2012, 10:39 a.m. by TorrentFreak

I have run into this problem where a guy running Lotleth Troll would cast regenerate in response to me casting a tragic slip on his troll. I thought that tragic slip will reduce the creatures toughness to 0, and the creature would be unable to regenerate. Please let me know if I have this wrong.

wopr1986 says... #2

In short He cant regenerate:

http://mtg.wikia.com/wiki/Regeneration_(Ability)

When a creature CAN be regenerated

When a card deals damage, you can regenerate the creature that got dealt damage.

With any destroy effect.

When a creature CAN'T be regenerated

When a creature gets 0 Toughness, it is sent to the graveyard as a state-based effect.

When a creature is returned to the hand of the controller/player/...

When a creature is already in the graveyard. You can't use regeneration to rise the creatures from death, only to prevent it.

When a card says it can't be regenerated.

When a creature is sacrificed

November 2, 2012 10:51 a.m.

VykkDraygo says... #3

He can activate the regeneration ability, but you are correct in assuming that it does nothing, and his creature still dies.

November 2, 2012 10:57 a.m.

TorrentFreak says... #4

Appreciate the quick responses! I thought I was correct, but he stood by it quite strongly :P ..thanks for the links and validation on my inquiry!

November 2, 2012 11:04 a.m.

rckclimber777 says... #5

If, however, he discarded a creature card in response his lotleth troll would get a +1/+1 counter on it and saving his troll from the -1/-1 of your tragic slip assuming of course morbid had not been activated that turn.

November 2, 2012 12:27 p.m.

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