Which happens first between combat damage to creatures and damage to the player?
Asked by vic 1 year ago
Here's what I'm really after: I attack with a Dragonborn Champion and a Woolly Thoctar. My opponent blocks my Dragonborn with a 6/6 creature, but my Thoctar goes unblocked and hits for 5. Do I draw a card or is the Dragonborn dead before that happens?
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #2
Some additional detail: All damage dealt during a given combat damage step (first strike in one step, then regular in a separate step) is dealt simultaneously to the creatures and players involved. In your example Dragonborn Champion triggers from Woolly Thoctar's damage at the same time it gets dealt damage. The fact that the Champion dies from the damage dealt to it won't stop the triggered ability from being put onto the stack and eventually resolving (i.e., you draw the card after Champion is dead, if that matters for anything else on the board).
TheOfficialCreator says... #1
The Wooly Thoctar will damage first, then Dragonborn Champion will die.
January 5, 2023 8:46 a.m.