Does protection from X prevent damage from trample?
Asked by SoulCalibur 11 years ago
Alright, I was using Beloved Chaplain to keep a Darksteel Colossus at bay. He acted as if the pro creatures ability of the chaplain prevented the trample; however, I was reading that it only prevents 1 damage. I checked gatherer.wizards.com for a ruling.
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Discussion.aspx?popularpage=1&multiverseid=29798#popularPosts
And...there is none. Also, does this apply to those with pro X? Such as Auriok Champion against Skeletal Wurm ?
Absinthman says... #2
As to your second question, this applies to all kinds of protections.
June 13, 2013 11:14 a.m.
Schuesseled says... #3
Nope, it prevents damage, but you still only have to deal damage equal to their toughness and you can then assign the rest to the player, if you wanted to.
June 13, 2013 11:15 a.m.
SoulCalibur says... #4
To increase the question, would pro X also protect from Deathtouch?
June 13, 2013 11:16 a.m.
Absinthman says... #5
Yes it would. Deathtouch requires a creature to successfully deal damage to another creature to work. Since that damage is prevented, it's never actually dealt. Therefore, deathtouch does nothing in this case.
Absinthman says... Accepted answer #1
Protection from X doesn't mean that the creature will now soak all the damage from trample. Combat damage is still assigned normaly to creatures with protection, so when Darksteel Colossus attacks and Beloved Chaplain blocks, the Colossus must assign lethal damage to the Chaplain before it can assign the rest to the defending player. During this damage assignment, protection and other damage prevention effects are not taken into consideration. Thus, 1 damage will be assigned to the Chaplain and 10 will be assigned to the player. Only then the 1 damage to the Chaplain will be prevented by his protection.
June 13, 2013 11:13 a.m.