Engine-verified scenario
A 4/4 with deathtouch and trample was blocked by a 2/2. How much damage gets through?
Three damage gets through. The 4/4 assigns 1 lethal damage to the 2/2, then the other 3 to the defending player.
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Engine-verified scenario
My 3/3 has first strike and their 2/2 has deathtouch. Who dies?
Their 2/2 dies and your 3/3 survives. First-strike damage happens before the blocker can deal any deathtouch damage.
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My 5/5 was blocked by a 2/2 and a 3/3. Who assigns the combat damage?
The attacking creature's controller chooses. The engine's default assigns 2 damage to the 2/2 and 3 to the 3/3, so all three creatures die after the blockers deal 5 back.
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My deathtouch 3/3 hit an indestructible 2/2. Does it die?
No. The indestructible 2/2 remains on the battlefield with 3 damage marked, and the attacking 3/3 also survives with 2 damage marked.
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My 2/2 has lifelink and deathtouch, and a 4/4 blocked it. When do I gain life?
You gain 2 life as combat damage is dealt, then both creatures die. The life gain happens before state-based actions are checked and remains after the creatures leave.
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My 2/2 double striker blocked their 2/2 first striker — who dies?
Both creatures die. The engine puts each creature in its owner's graveyard and leaves neither on the battlefield.
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My 4/4 double strike trample was blocked by a 2/2 — how much gets through?
Six damage gets through, and your 4/4 takes no damage. The engine leaves the defender at 14 life, the blocker in its owner's graveyard, and the attacker on the battlefield with 0 damage marked.
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Their 1/1 deathtouch double striker blocked my 5/5 — does mine die before it deals damage?
Yes. The engine puts the 5/5 in its owner's graveyard and leaves the 1/1 blocker on the battlefield with no damage marked.
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My 3/3 lifelink was blocked by a 2/2 deathtouch — do I still gain the life?
Yes. You gain 3 life as your lifelink creature deals damage, even though both creatures then die.
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My 4/4 already took 2 damage this turn — will a 2/2 blocker kill it?
Yes. The 2 damage already marked combines with the blocker's 2 combat damage, so both creatures die.
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My 6/6 trample was blocked by a 2/2 and a 3/3 — how much gets through?
The engine sends 1 damage through. It assigns lethal damage to both blockers first, while their combined 5 damage leaves the 6/6 alive with 5 damage marked.
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My indestructible 2/2 blocked a 5/5 — does 5 damage kill it?
No. Both creatures remain on the battlefield: the indestructible 2/2 has 5 damage marked, and the 5/5 has 2 marked.
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A -1/-1 counter made my 1/1 a 0/0 — is that the same as dying to damage?
No. It goes to the graveyard because its toughness is 0, even though it has no damage marked; that is a different state-based action from lethal damage.
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