I attack with my creature 2/2. The opponent blocks with his 2/2 and has two more creatures (that are 1/1 each).
Ok... is it possible for me to cast [c]Harm's Way[c] (to prevent the combat damage caused by the blocking creature) and split these 2 damage between 2 differents targets?
In the example... is it possible to prevent the 2 combat damage and redirect 1 damage to one 1/1 and 1 damage to the other 1/1? So, in case the answer is “yes”, the 3 creatures of my opponent would die: the 2/2 because of the combat damage and the two different 1/1 because of the 1 damage each one received.
I think the answer is in the card rulings on Gatherer, but once English isn’t my first language and the translator didn’t help at all, I decided to ask.
Thanks a lot for you patience and help!
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No. Harm's Way has only one target, that you choose when you cast it. The 2 damage is dealt to that one target. You can't choose two creatures to target.
No. Harm's Way has only one target, that you choose when you cast it. The 2 damage is dealt to that one target. You can't choose two creatures to target.
In the rulings page on Gatherer for Harm's Way it’s said that “You choose which 2 damage is redirected. If you like, you can choose to redirect 1 damage that would be dealt by the chosen source to each of two different recipients.”
I may be wrong but after some thinking, “Two different recipients” seems clear to me now... it means two different targets, two different recipients. So, as I read this text I can only think that (I) I have to choose only one source of damage (II) but I can split the 2 damage (so it’s 1 and 1) between each of two different targets: a) 2 different creatures; b) 2 different players (or a planeswalker); and c) 1 creature and 1 player.
In the rulings page on Gatherer for Harm's Way it’s said that “You choose which 2 damage is redirected. If you like, you can choose to redirect 1 damage that would be dealt by the chosen source to each of two different recipients.”
Read the text you cited as "You choose which 2 damage is redirected. If you like, you can choose to redirect to the target 1 damage that would otherwise be dealt to each of two different recipients by the chosen source." The ruling in question applies, moreover, only if "the chosen source would simultaneously deal damage to multiple permanents you control ... or to you and at least one permanent you control". Say, for example, Harm's Way resolves and Pestilence is chosen. Assume Pestilence hasn't dealt damage yet this turn. Then when Pestilence's activated ability resolves and would deal 1 damage each to you and at least one creature you control, you may choose separately—
whether the 1 damage Pestilence would deal to you is dealt to the target instead, and
for each creature you control, whether the 1 damage Pestilence would deal to that creature is dealt to the target instead,
but exactly 2 damage if possible, and not more than 2, has to be dealt instead to the target this way (see also C.R. 615.7, which applies to prevention effects).
No. Any damage you redirect goes to the one target you chose.
The 'two different recipients' ruling refers to two cards of yours which could receive damage from one same source.
No. Any damage you redirect goes to the one target you chose.
The 'two different recipients' ruling refers to two cards of yours which could receive damage from one same source.
You mean 2 for the creature or 2 for the player chosen, right? So it can’t be 1 for a player and 1 for a creature, correct?
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No. Any damage you redirect goes to the one target you chose.
The 'two different recipients' ruling refers to two cards of yours which could receive damage from one same source.
You mean 2 for the creature or 2 for the player chosen, right? So it can’t be 1 for a player and 1 for a creature, correct?
It follows from that ruling that if the source you chose would deal 1 damage each to two or more permanents you control (or to you and one or more permanents you control), you have to have that source deal exactly 2 damage instead to the target (or as much as possible), but you choose which among you and/or permanents you control (as the case may be) to "redirect" that damage from. Take the following scenario:
Pestilence is on the battlefield and you control three creatures: Creature A, Creature B, and Creature C.
You cast Harm's Way targeting your opponent.
All players pass, then Harm's Way resolves. You choose Pestilence as the source for Harm's Way.
Pestilence's second ability is activated.
All players pass, then the Pestilence ability resolves. Pestilence would deal 1 damage to "each creature and each player". However, exactly 2 damage (or as much as possible) from Pestilence that would be dealt to you and/or the creatures you control is dealt to your opponent, but you choose how that damage is "redirected" this way (C.R. 616.1). For example, you can choose, among other possibilities, that—
– 1 damage that Pestilence would each deal to you and to Creature A,
– 1 damage that Pestilence would each deal to Creature A and to Creature B, or
– 1 damage that Pestilence would each deal to you and to Creature C,
is dealt instead to your opponent. However, you can't choose, for example, that all the damage Pestilence would deal to Creatures A, B, and C is dealt to your opponent instead.
No. Any damage you redirect goes to the one target you chose.
The 'two different recipients' ruling refers to two cards of yours which could receive damage from one same source.
You mean 2 for the creature or 2 for the player chosen, right? So it can’t be 1 for a player and 1 for a creature, correct?
It means that if the source you chose would deal 1 damage each to two permanents you control (or to you and a permanent you control), you have to have that source deal exactly 2 damage instead to the target (or as much as possible), but you choose which among you and/or permanents you control (as the case may be) to "redirect" that damage from. Take the following scenario:
Pestilence is on the battlefield and you control three creatures: Creature A, Creature B, and Creature C.
You cast Harm's Way targeting your opponent.
All players pass, then Harm's Way resolves. You choose Pestilence as the source for Harm's Way.
Pestilence's second ability is activated.
All players pass, then the Pestilence ability resolves. Pestilence would deal 1 damage to "each creature and each player". However, exactly 2 damage (or as much as possible) from Pestilence that would be dealt to you and/or the creatures you control is dealt to your opponent, but you choose how that damage is "redirected" this way (C.R. 616.1). For example, you can choose, among other possibilities, that—
– 1 damage that Pestilence would each deal to you and to Creature A,
– 1 damage that Pestilence would each deal to Creatures A and B, or
– 1 damage that Pestilence would each deal to you and to Creature C,
is dealt instead to your opponent. However, you can't choose, for example, that all the damage Pestilence would deal to Creatures A, B, and C is dealt to your opponent instead.
Thanks a lot. Now I understand. 1 source of damage (that would be dealt to one or more targets... me or my creatures) and only 1 target to redirect that damage to.
The card is less flexible than I thought. It's real advantage is that I can choose to "protect" more than 1 creature from the damage if this damage is from the same source.
Thanks, my friends. It really helped a lot!
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I attack with my creature 2/2. The opponent blocks with his 2/2 and has two more creatures (that are 1/1 each).
Ok... is it possible for me to cast [c]Harm's Way[c] (to prevent the combat damage caused by the blocking creature) and split these 2 damage between 2 differents targets?
In the example... is it possible to prevent the 2 combat damage and redirect 1 damage to one 1/1 and 1 damage to the other 1/1? So, in case the answer is “yes”, the 3 creatures of my opponent would die: the 2/2 because of the combat damage and the two different 1/1 because of the 1 damage each one received.
I think the answer is in the card rulings on Gatherer, but once English isn’t my first language and the translator didn’t help at all, I decided to ask.
Thanks a lot for you patience and help!
| UBRG D. Shadow | WUBRG Humans | BRG Dredge | UG Infect |
In the rulings page on Gatherer for Harm's Way it’s said that “You choose which 2 damage is redirected. If you like, you can choose to redirect 1 damage that would be dealt by the chosen source to each of two different recipients.”
I may be wrong but after some thinking, “Two different recipients” seems clear to me now... it means two different targets, two different recipients. So, as I read this text I can only think that (I) I have to choose only one source of damage (II) but I can split the 2 damage (so it’s 1 and 1) between each of two different targets: a) 2 different creatures; b) 2 different players (or a planeswalker); and c) 1 creature and 1 player.
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EDIT (Feb. 13): Edited.
The 'two different recipients' ruling refers to two cards of yours which could receive damage from one same source.
RULES OF MAGIC :
http://magic.wizards.com/en/game-info/gameplay/rules-and-formats/rules
But once you guys know much more about the game... I “surrender” hahaha
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You mean 2 for the creature or 2 for the player chosen, right? So it can’t be 1 for a player and 1 for a creature, correct?
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Thanks a lot. Now I understand. 1 source of damage (that would be dealt to one or more targets... me or my creatures) and only 1 target to redirect that damage to.
The card is less flexible than I thought. It's real advantage is that I can choose to "protect" more than 1 creature from the damage if this damage is from the same source.
Thanks, my friends. It really helped a lot!
| UBRG D. Shadow | WUBRG Humans | BRG Dredge | UG Infect |