Does Vial Smasher the Fierce deal commander damage?
Asked by Redcat7264 7 years ago
When Vial Smasher the Fierce deals damage to a player using his ability, does it do commander damage? I'm just using this card as an example, but when a commander's ability deals damage to a player is it still commander damage? Another example is Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath.
hyperlocke says... #2
Well, if your commander is Kytheon, Hero of Akros Flip or you turn your planeswalker commander into a creature in some other way, combat(!) damage they deal is also counted as commander damage.
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath's first ability doesn't deal damage at all. Damage leads to life loss, but these are two separate things.
Also, please ask rules related questions in the Rules Q&A linked in the header in the future.
SteelSentry says... Accepted answer #1
No, commander damage is only combat damage. So the abilities of Vial Smasher the Fierce, Nekusar, the Mindrazer, and Kaervek the Merciless do not count. In addition, because of this, Planeswalker commanders have no way of doing commander damage.
July 12, 2017 2:12 a.m.