Could not reassign damage for Phyrexian Vindicator
On opponents turn after they had declared attackers and I declared blockers against the Shakedown Heavy with Phyrexian Vindicator and one other creature I flash casted The Wandering Emperor and gave opponent's Shakedown a +1/+1 counter and first strike until end of turn. The damage was prevented to Phyrexian V but I was not given the chance to reassign the damage from Shakedown, costing me the game.
Playing on Mac Big Sur 11.7.6
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[Deleted User] commented
Are you sure the damage got assigned to the Vindicator? Because due to menace on the Shakedown Heavy you have assigned two blockers, and if the other creature was put first in line to receive combat damage by your opponent, he can choose to assign ALL of the Shakedown Heavy's combat damage to that other creature, even all the excess. Which would be the smart thing for your opponent to do in this situation.