Doom Blade v Hornet Nest
Asked by musej 3 years ago
I was playing in a Commander stye game recently, and I cast Doom Blade on a Hornet Nest. What then occurs? If Hornet's Nest is dealt lethal damage it seems it would then create two Green Insect Creature tokens with flying.
If not, the question would then be how does Doom Blade deal damage? Any clarification would be much appreciated.
Previous answer basically covered it but the short version is that it if doesn't tell you an amount of damage, it doesn't do any.
Sorin's Thirst does damage. Doom Blade does not.
January 18, 2021 3:57 p.m.
Thank you for both replies. That makes since, and was what I originally thought despite the post.
January 20, 2021 1:44 p.m.
Xianling69 says... #4
do you need further clarification? if not, then please remember to select an answer.
January 20, 2021 2:01 p.m.
Xianling69 says... #5
Caerwyn can you close this thread? i think its been sufficiently answered.
January 22, 2021 1:02 a.m.
In the future, please remember to hit the green "Mark as Answer" button to show your question has been resolved. Since this question has been answered for a number of days, I have gone ahead and marked an answer on your behalf.
Omniscience_is_life says... Accepted answer #1
There are three ways a permanent can be destroyed, as per rule 701.7b--
701.7b The only ways a permanent can be destroyed are as a result of an effect that uses the word “destroy” or as a result of the state-based actions that check for lethal damage (see rule 704.5g) or damage from a source with deathtouch (see rule 704.5h). If a permanent is put into its owner’s graveyard for any other reason, it hasn’t been “destroyed.”
As you can see, just using the word "destroy" puts the creature into the graveyard from play, without having to deal damage to it. And that's what Doom Blade does: destroy without damage. If a source deals noncombat damage, it says as much (for example, Lightning Bolt).
January 18, 2021 3:54 p.m.