How much damage is acctualy done to the creature?

Asked by neozzero 13 years ago

If my opponent attacks with lets say Kindercatch and i'm blocking with a Belltower Sphinx does my sphinx take 6 damage or 5? I know that it would only take 5 for trample as the extra 1 damage would be dealt to me. I'm just wondering if my opponent would mill 5 because of Belltower Sphinx's toughness., or 6 because of the creatures attack.

I'm also wonder this for lifelink. If I have a Child of Night, and I'm blocking(or attacking), and my opposing creature(respectively) is a 1/1 do i gain 2 life or 1?

Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1

Unless damage is prevented or extra damage tramples over, a creature deals damage equal to its power in combat. It doesn't matter that Belltower Sphinx can only survive 5 damage, Kindercatch will still deal all 6 of its damage to it.

In the given situations, your opponent would mill 6 cards (Sphinx vs. Kindercatch) and you would gain 2 life (Child of Night vs. 1/1).

February 3, 2012 1:58 a.m.