How does Torbran's effect apply when dividing combat damage?
Asked by meecht 4 years ago
I control Torbran, Thane of Red Fell and attack with Deranged Whelp . My opponent blocks with two 3/3 creatures.
If I divide damage such that each of my opponent's creatures takes 1 damage, Torbran's effect modifies that to be 1+2 and all three creatures die, correct?
Gidgetimer says... Accepted answer #1
When assigning combat damage you must assign lethal damage to a creature before you can assign damage to other creatures and you do not take into account replacement effects that would change the amount of damage being done. So, you assign 2 damage to one of the 3/3s; deal 4 damage to it; and Deranged Whelp and that 3/3 die. The other 3/3 survives.
510.1c A blocked creature assigns its combat damage to the creatures blocking it. If no creatures are currently blocking it (if, for example, they were destroyed or removed from combat), it assigns no combat damage. If exactly one creature is blocking it, it assigns all its combat damage to that creature. If two or more creatures are blocking it, it assigns its combat damage to those creatures according to the damage assignment order announced for it. This may allow the blocked creature to divide its combat damage. However, it can’t assign combat damage to a creature that’s blocking it unless, when combat damage assignments are complete, each creature that precedes that blocking creature in its order is assigned lethal damage. When checking for assigned lethal damage, take into account damage already marked on the creature and damage from other creatures that’s being assigned during the same combat damage step, but not any abilities or effects that might change the amount of damage that’s actually dealt. An amount of damage that’s greater than a creature’s lethal damage may be assigned to it.
October 8, 2019 4:47 p.m.