What constitutes as "Combat Damage"

Asked by Nasty_Nate 12 years ago

I'm running a populate deck, my opponnent casts Mizzium Mortars or Bonfire of the Damned woul I be able to counter with a card:Druid's Deliverance Fog ?

Bigburlybill says... #1

No because that would constitute non-combat damage. Combat damage is any damage caused by attacking creatures. Thus if I swing 2 5/5's, that would be 10 combat damage. Burn spells are considered non-combat, as stated above. I hope this helps. =)

October 2, 2012 5:15 p.m.

Sam_I_am says... #2

Combat damage is damage that creatures do to each-other as a result of attacking/blocking

anything else is non-combat

fighting is non-combatlive-wire lash is non-combat

Ashmouth Hound 's ability is non-combat.

a good rule of thumb is that any damage that's delivered in a way that vanilla creatures can't deliver on their own, is non-combat.

October 2, 2012 5:42 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #3

@Sam_I_am: You left something out.

Combat damage is damage that creatures deal to one another or to defending players/planeswalkers during the combat damage step. Damage caused by spells or abilities is NOT combat damage.

October 2, 2012 6:27 p.m.

NoSkillManiac says... #4

Safe Passage stops it, though :D

October 2, 2012 6:42 p.m.

CrimsonKing says... #5

Only damage done by a creature that attacks is considered combat damage.

October 2, 2012 7:15 p.m.

cartwheelnurd says... #6

@CrimsonKing THis is not true. Blocking creatures also deal combat damage. I bet you kew that, just forgot, so I only wanted to clarify.

October 2, 2012 8:01 p.m.

CrimsonKing says... #7

@cartwheelnurd

Yeah I knew that, thanks bud.

October 2, 2012 10:45 p.m.

Sam_I_am says... #8

@Epochalyptik how the hell did that get the accepted answer all you did was "correct" me by saying thing that i labeled as "non-combat" were not combat damage

October 3, 2012 10:12 a.m.

Nasty_Nate says... #9

Thank you all very much

October 3, 2012 12:46 p.m.

@Sam_I_am: Why does it matter who gets an insignificant recognition when the answer was provided regardless?

October 3, 2012 12:51 p.m.

Bigburlybill says... #11

I was first, so I thought I'd get it. That insignificant recognition is the only recognition some of us get! lol

October 3, 2012 4:12 p.m.

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