Tree of Perdition vs Damage

Asked by Andysaurus_Rex 8 years ago

So my opponent attacks with a 3/3 I block with Tree of Perdition since damage does reset till the end of the turn if I use Tree of Perdition ability their life total becomes 10 correct?

merrowMania says... Accepted answer #1

The life total will become 13. Damage does not change the toughness of the creature it it marked on. You had a 0/13 with three damage on it, so you swapped the 13 with the life total.

July 22, 2016 12:05 p.m.

Rhadamanthus says... #2

In case you're wondering: Though there are some digital versions of the game where dealing damage to lower a creature's toughness, that's not what's actually going on. It's just a user-interface design choice that makes it easy to see at a glance how close a creature is to dying.

July 22, 2016 12:54 p.m.

Icedragon100 says... #3

What if it had -1/-1 counters? Would it be reduced then? Or just a 0/13 with some -1/-1 counters?

July 23, 2016 5:59 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... #4

-1/-1 counters actually reduce power and toughness, just like +1/+1 counters raise power and toughness. Tree of Perdition's ability will be affected by any counters or static effects that affect its toughness.

July 23, 2016 6:42 p.m.