Bushwhack "fight" mechanic broken
In a traditional standard ranked game, I used Bushwhack to have Halana and Alena, Partners (2/3 First Strike, Reach) fight a Bilious Skulldweller (1/1 Deathtouch), and both creatures died. Why does Deathtouch work, but First Strike doesn't? It says "fight", so shouldn't First Strike work?
Seems broken to me, and it certainly contributed to me losing a ranked game.
P.S. I see that other people have reported similar problems...
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[Deleted User] commented
Fight is not combat. First strike only works in combat, because it creates a second conbat damage step and allows the first strike creature to deal combat damage in the first of those, while a creature without first strike or double strike has to wait for the second. A fight has no damage steps.
Deathtouch, otoh, works for any damage dealt to a creature. Thus the two fighters kill each other.