does skullcrack make it so you cant block with your creatures
Asked by kingking55 12 years ago
my friend used skullcrack and said i couldnt block because it was preventing damage.
kingking55 says... #2
thank you and that is what i had thought but needed to double check
May 30, 2013 1:23 p.m.
So, GreatSword, would a Skylasher be prone to death if it blocked a Geist of Saint Traft and in response you cast Skullcrack or you were you meaning the player specifically in the case of say Circle of Protection: Red ? If so I may have overlooked Skullcrack 's uncommon badassness...
May 30, 2013 1:26 p.m.
GreatSword says... #4
That was a typo, meant to say "protection from green". The Skylasher in your situation would indeed be squashed.
May 30, 2013 1:30 p.m.
Oh wow... I may be running 4 copies of Skullcrack in my red aggro decks then lol. I get so tired of Fog s, Safe Passage s, etc.
May 30, 2013 1:51 p.m.
I also overlooked Skullcrack
getting around protection from (color).
Makes sense though: "702.15e Any damage that would be dealt by sources that have the stated quality to a permanent or player with protection is prevented."
Definitely adds even more value to the card.
GreatSword says... Accepted answer #1
Wow that's some liberal reading of the rules.
Skullcrack refers to an effect or ability that actually says "prevent damage to X", like Shielded Passage or "Protection of green". A Skullcrack played that turn would nullify both. I would NOT however, prevent you from blocking. If it did, it would say that (Ex: Mugging ).
May 30, 2013 1:10 p.m.