Hello. I have been trying to search this and haven't found the right answer. The question is if a player has dromoka, the eternal and another dragon that has equal power and toughness. Does bolster still take effect?
This is how I assume it gets played out goring ceratops and hired poisoner.
5/5 attacks and has double strike.
1/1 and 1/1 block.
This is the part im asking about. How does the damage get played out.
5/5 deals 1 of 5 first strike damage to 1/1 and the first strike portion is over and deals the remainder of the 4 of 5 damage to the other 1/1 and the 1/1 also deals damage back.
Or.
5/5 deals 1 of 5 first strike damage to the 1/1 and the remainder of the 4 of 5 first strike damage to the second 1/1 and then no damage is dealt to the 5/5. I know the damage can be divide any way.
Does first strike damage only deal damage to the first creature as first strike? Or does it deal damage to both creatures as first strike? I know the attacker assigns combat damage I know how combat damage normally gets divided up but I am unsure of first strike part. Does what ever amount of first strike damage deal only first strike damage to the first creature and then the second creature gets to apply damage or does all the of 5 power get divided up into any number of ways to each each block ask first strike damage?
I know what the rules say I just cannot decipher them. I know how double strike works. The first strike damage is what gets me.
So basically the 5 first strike combat damage is dealt as first strike damage even if its divided up. 1 to the first blocker is first strike, and 4 to the second blocker is still first strike.
Thanks for posting the rulings. Yet it still does not explain the first strike damage. Sorry for not having the rules memorized.
702.4. Double Strike
702.4a Double strike is a static ability that modifies the rules for the combat damage step. (See rule
510, “Combat Damage Step.”)
702.4b If at least one attacking or blocking creature has first strike (see rule 702.7) or double strike
as the combat damage step begins, the only creatures that assign combat damage in that step are
those with first strike or double strike. After that step, instead of proceeding to the end of
combat step, the phase gets a second combat damage step. The only creatures that assign
combat damage in that step are the remaining attackers and blockers that had neither first strike
nor double strike as the first combat damage step began, as well as the remaining attackers and
blockers that currently have double strike. After that step, the phase proceeds to the end of
combat step.
702.4c Removing double strike from a creature during the first combat damage step will stop it
from assigning combat damage in the second combat damage step.
702.4d Giving double strike to a creature with first strike after it has already dealt combat damage
in the first combat damage step will allow the creature to assign combat damage in the second
combat damage step.
702.4e Multiple instances of double strike on the same creature are redundant
510.4. If at least one attacking or blocking creature has first strike (see rule 702.7) or double strike (see
rule 702.4) as the combat damage step begins, the only creatures that assign combat damage in that
step are those with first strike or double strike. After that step, instead of proceeding to the end of
combat step, the phase gets a second combat damage step. The only creatures that assign combat
damage in that step are the remaining attackers and blockers that had neither first strike nor double
strike as the first combat damage step began, as well as the remaining attackers and blockers that
currently have double strike. After that step, the phase proceeds to the end of combat step.
I dont see where it clarifies multiple blockers for first strike damage. Does only first strike damage deal first strike damage to one creature or does it deal first strike damage to potentially multiple creatures until it runs out of first strike damage to distribute to blockers.
Does the first strike damage deal only first strike damage to one of the 1/1 or does it deal first strike damage to each 1/1 because it has 5 damage to distribute? I thought first strike damage was dealt to only one creature if there were multiple blockers because its the first damage that is done. Then it moves to the normal damage.
So all of the 5 power is dealt to both creatures in first strike but none of the normal strike damage is done to the player. The first strike portion of the damage does not deal 5 damage to one creature it just deals one damage to 1 creature and then another 1 to the second creature.
Hello everyone. My friend and I came across this the other night. He had goring ceratops a 5/5 with double strike and i wanted to kill his card. I used two 1/1 hired poisoners with deathtouch to try and kill it. How does the damage work with double strike assuming no other card is played?
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Hello everyone. I know this has been brought up but it still confuses me amd heres where it confuses me.
If coat of arms is out.
If theres two goblin worriors do they get a +1/+1 or +2/+2 or nothing? Do repeate creature types get the +1/+1 for each creature of the same type? If i have 5 golbin worriors and a goblin shaman whats the total?
If theres a elf shaman put into play who gets what?
Then if an elf worrior gets put into play whats the score total?
From what i understand it plays out like this.
Goblin worrior gets +2/+2 because theres two goblins out.
Goblin shaman +2/+2 same as the worrior.
Elf worrior +2/+2
Elf shaman +2/+2.
Im not sure if you can cross creature types and add +1/+1 for creature sub types.
5/5 attacks and has double strike.
1/1 and 1/1 block.
This is the part im asking about. How does the damage get played out.
5/5 deals 1 of 5 first strike damage to 1/1 and the first strike portion is over and deals the remainder of the 4 of 5 damage to the other 1/1 and the 1/1 also deals damage back.
Or.
5/5 deals 1 of 5 first strike damage to the 1/1 and the remainder of the 4 of 5 first strike damage to the second 1/1 and then no damage is dealt to the 5/5. I know the damage can be divide any way.
Does first strike damage only deal damage to the first creature as first strike? Or does it deal damage to both creatures as first strike? I know the attacker assigns combat damage I know how combat damage normally gets divided up but I am unsure of first strike part. Does what ever amount of first strike damage deal only first strike damage to the first creature and then the second creature gets to apply damage or does all the of 5 power get divided up into any number of ways to each each block ask first strike damage?
I know what the rules say I just cannot decipher them. I know how double strike works. The first strike damage is what gets me.
I dont see where it clarifies multiple blockers for first strike damage. Does only first strike damage deal first strike damage to one creature or does it deal first strike damage to potentially multiple creatures until it runs out of first strike damage to distribute to blockers.
Example.
goring ceratops attacks 5/5 double strike.
hired poisoner 1/1 two of them block.
Does the first strike damage deal only first strike damage to one of the 1/1 or does it deal first strike damage to each 1/1 because it has 5 damage to distribute? I thought first strike damage was dealt to only one creature if there were multiple blockers because its the first damage that is done. Then it moves to the normal damage.
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If coat of arms is out.
If theres two goblin worriors do they get a +1/+1 or +2/+2 or nothing? Do repeate creature types get the +1/+1 for each creature of the same type? If i have 5 golbin worriors and a goblin shaman whats the total?
If theres a elf shaman put into play who gets what?
Then if an elf worrior gets put into play whats the score total?
From what i understand it plays out like this.
Goblin worrior gets +2/+2 because theres two goblins out.
Goblin shaman +2/+2 same as the worrior.
Elf worrior +2/+2
Elf shaman +2/+2.
Im not sure if you can cross creature types and add +1/+1 for creature sub types.