Weird Deathtouch Interactions?
Asked by QuilavaUchiha 5 years ago
What if I used Eiganjo Castle on a legendary creature I controlled and then, on that turn, used that legendary creature to block a small Deathtouch creature like Pharika's Chosen or Dire Fleet Poisoner? Would Deathtouch trigger?
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #1
Your idea works. Deathtouch only does something if the creature actually deals damage. If the damage is prevented then nothing happens.
One technical point: only triggered abilities (abilities that start with one of the words "when", "whenever", or "at") can "trigger", and deathtouch isn't a triggered ability. The distinction doesn't matter for your question but there are certain other effects in the game that specifically interact with triggered abilities. They don't interact with deathtouch.
September 25, 2018 9:08 p.m.