Hi, have a few questions about the equipment Godsend.
1. Godsend is equipped to Danitha Capashen, Paragon. I attack with Danitha. Opponent blocks with an Arclight Phoenix. Would Danitha deal combat damage? Or is the arclight exiled before any damage is dealt?
2. Godesend equipped to danitha. I block a blightsteel colossus. Would I get damaged by the trample infect, or would the blightsteel be exiled without doing any trample?
Hi, have a few questions about the equipment Godsend.
1. Godsend is equipped to Danitha Capashen, Paragon. I attack with Danitha. Opponent blocks with an Arclight Phoenix. Would Danitha deal combat damage? Or is the arclight exiled before any damage is dealt?
Godsend's second ability triggers when the block is declared, during the Declare Blockers Step. The ability resolves that same step, exiling the Phoenix. But as the block was declared, Danitha stays blocked.
When the first Combat Damage Step begins, Danitha is a blocked creature but there is no creature blocking her, and Danitha doesn't have Trample, so she deals no combat damage this combat.
EDIT: Some rules. 509. Declare Blockers Step
509.1. First, the defending player declares blockers. (...)
509.4. Fourth, the active player gets priority. (See rule 116, "Timing and Priority.")
509.4a. Any abilities that triggered on blockers being declared or that triggered during the process described in rules 509.1-3 are put onto the stack before the active player gets priority; the order in which they triggered doesn't matter. (See rule 603, "Handling Triggered Abilities.")
Also, 509.1h. An attacking creature with one or more creatures declared as blockers for it becomes a blocked creature; one with no creatures declared as blockers for it becomes an unblocked creature. This remains unchanged until the creature is removed from combat, an effect says that it becomes blocked or unblocked, or the combat phase ends, whichever comes first. [b]A creature remains blocked even if all the creatures blocking it are removed from combat.
510.1c. A blocked creature assigns its combat damage to the creatures blocking it. [b]If no creatures are currently blocking it (if, for example, they were destroyed or removed from combat), it assigns no combat damage.[/b] (...)
2. Godesend equipped to danitha. I block a blightsteel colossus. Would I get damaged by the trample infect, or would the blightsteel be exiled without doing any trample?
Again, Godsend's ability triggers and resolves during the Declare Blockers Step, before the Combat Damage Step can. Colossus is exiled and deals no combat damage.
EDIT: More rules
"506.4. [b]A permanent is removed from combat if it leaves the battlefield[/b], if its controller changes, if it phases out, if an effect specifically removes it from combat, if it's a planeswalker that's being attacked and stops being a planeswalker, or if it's an attacking or blocking creature that regenerates (see rule 701.14) or stops being a creature. [b]A creature that's removed from combat stops being an attacking, blocking, blocked, and/or unblocked creature.[/b] A planeswalker that's removed from combat stops being attacked."
When the first Combat Damage Step begins, Danitha is a blocked creature but there is no creature blocking her, and Danitha doesn't have Trample, so she deals no combat damage this combat.
Wait, this caught my attention. If Danitha had trample some damage would go through?
For example, it is Borborygmos enraged that is equipped with godsend. I attack with borb, opponent blocks with a primeval titan. I choose to exile the titan with godsend ability. How much trample damage would opponent receive?
When the first Combat Damage Step begins, Danitha is a blocked creature but there is no creature blocking her, and Danitha doesn't have Trample, so she deals no combat damage this combat.
Wait, this caught my attention. If Danitha had trample some damage would go through?
All her damage would go through.
For example, it is Borborygmos enraged that is equipped with godsend. I attack with borb, opponent blocks with a primeval titan. I choose to exile the titan with godsend ability. How much trample damage would opponent receive?
Borborygmos would deal 10 damage to the opponent.
(Borb is 7/6, with +3/+3 from Godsend going to 10/9).
From the rules: 702.19c. If an attacking creature with trample is blocked, but there are no creatures blocking it when damage is assigned, all its damage is assigned to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.
1. Godsend is equipped to Danitha Capashen, Paragon. I attack with Danitha. Opponent blocks with an Arclight Phoenix. Would Danitha deal combat damage? Or is the arclight exiled before any damage is dealt?
2. Godesend equipped to danitha. I block a blightsteel colossus. Would I get damaged by the trample infect, or would the blightsteel be exiled without doing any trample?
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Danitha, being blocked and not having Trample, will not deal damage.
RULES OF MAGIC :
http://magic.wizards.com/en/game-info/gameplay/rules-and-formats/rules
Godsend's second ability triggers when the block is declared, during the Declare Blockers Step. The ability resolves that same step, exiling the Phoenix. But as the block was declared, Danitha stays blocked.
When the first Combat Damage Step begins, Danitha is a blocked creature but there is no creature blocking her, and Danitha doesn't have Trample, so she deals no combat damage this combat.
EDIT: Some rules.
509. Declare Blockers Step
509.1. First, the defending player declares blockers. (...)
509.4. Fourth, the active player gets priority. (See rule 116, "Timing and Priority.")
509.4a. Any abilities that triggered on blockers being declared or that triggered during the process described in rules 509.1-3 are put onto the stack before the active player gets priority; the order in which they triggered doesn't matter. (See rule 603, "Handling Triggered Abilities.")
Also,
509.1h. An attacking creature with one or more creatures declared as blockers for it becomes a blocked creature; one with no creatures declared as blockers for it becomes an unblocked creature. This remains unchanged until the creature is removed from combat, an effect says that it becomes blocked or unblocked, or the combat phase ends, whichever comes first. [b]A creature remains blocked even if all the creatures blocking it are removed from combat.
510.1c. A blocked creature assigns its combat damage to the creatures blocking it. [b]If no creatures are currently blocking it (if, for example, they were destroyed or removed from combat), it assigns no combat damage.[/b] (...)
Again, Godsend's ability triggers and resolves during the Declare Blockers Step, before the Combat Damage Step can. Colossus is exiled and deals no combat damage.
EDIT: More rules
"506.4. [b]A permanent is removed from combat if it leaves the battlefield[/b], if its controller changes, if it phases out, if an effect specifically removes it from combat, if it's a planeswalker that's being attacked and stops being a planeswalker, or if it's an attacking or blocking creature that regenerates (see rule 701.14) or stops being a creature. [b]A creature that's removed from combat stops being an attacking, blocking, blocked, and/or unblocked creature.[/b] A planeswalker that's removed from combat stops being attacked."
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Wait, this caught my attention. If Danitha had trample some damage would go through?
For example, it is Borborygmos enraged that is equipped with godsend. I attack with borb, opponent blocks with a primeval titan. I choose to exile the titan with godsend ability. How much trample damage would opponent receive?
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All her damage would go through.
Borborygmos would deal 10 damage to the opponent.
(Borb is 7/6, with +3/+3 from Godsend going to 10/9).
From the rules:
702.19c. If an attacking creature with trample is blocked, but there are no creatures blocking it when damage is assigned, all its damage is assigned to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.
Your answer made me decide to add a Godsend to SCG cart.
Ok, now I guess.. there's really no more questions.
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