Herald of Ethernal Dawn + Perennation
PC (Steam)
I lost the game, because that creature didn't die.
Creature should DIE.
Please see attached picture.
My opponent returned Herald of Ethernal Dawn to battlefield by Perennation. I lowered its life to -3, but it DIDN'T die!
Sajax#44756
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Rezzahan#77802
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In your screenshot, the Herald clearly took 6 damage somehow. And its undamaged self was a 3/3 as also shown in your screenshot, so it only got a -3/-3, probably from the Nowhere to Run.
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Sajax#44756
commented
I did reduce creature toughness to -3! In my deck, I have no spells or effects to deal damage. Only destroy and reduce -X/-X.
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Rezzahan#77802
commented
It's toughness was reduced by 3, to 3. It was also dealt 6 damage. Thus this indestructible creature has toughness greater than 0 and lethal damage marked. State based actions attemt to destroy it, repeatedly, but fail every time because INDESTRUCTIBLE. Damage does not reduce toughness! Damage gets marked on creatures and compared to its toughness. To kill an indestructible creature, you have to reduce the toughness to 0 or less by -X/-X effects only. Damage doesn't help here.