Does dismember kill creatures?
Asked by thorton 14 years ago
For example, I have Phyrexian Obliterator on the battlefield and my opponent casts Dismember , would Runeclaw Bears die or just return to 4/4 P/T at the end of turn?
wraithseer says... Accepted answer #2
No, it does die, it has it's toughness reduced to 0 so dies due to a state based effect.
October 20, 2011 2:57 p.m.
Also since your asking about that specific card, your opponent would not have to sac permanents either because dismember is not damage.
But as a rule wraithseer is correct when a creature has 0 toughness it is sent to the graveyard as a state based action. Nothing can prevent this, it is not destroyed, it is not sacrificed. It is put from the battlefield into the graveyard.
October 20, 2011 3:01 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #4
704.5f If a creature has toughness 0 or less, it's put into its owner's graveyard. Regeneration can't replace this event.
If Dismember causes a creature's toughness to become 0 or less, that creature will be put into its owner's graveyard as a state-based action. Note that this is not the same as dealing lethal damage or destroying that creature.
However, as far as a general sense would be concerned, Dismember does (or more appropriately, can) kill creatures.
October 20, 2011 3:09 p.m.
rckclimber777 says... #5
A note here that dismember can also kill indestructible creatures. As was said earlier anytime a creature has 0 or less toughness they go to the graveyard. This is state based check not a result of damage. Indestructible protects against damage and destroy effects.
thorton says... #1
lol sorry about typo - Phrexian obliterator - NOT Runeclaw Bear
October 20, 2011 2:49 p.m.