green Fynn, the Fangbearer (Deathtouch) blocking vs white Twinblade Paladin (with doublestrike) - Deathtouch did not took it out twice.
Playing green Fynn, the Fangbearer (Deathtouch) blocking vs white Twinblade Paladin (with doublestrike) - Deathtouch did not took it out twice.
Same was with Dragon ****** (Has Deathtouch) blocking it at 9/9 boosted.
No special enchant spells of indestructible was used, and no enchantment protection from green or anything.
Impacts casual and probably event game play - in digital form.
Andrus73#66278
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Andrus73#66278
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Followup game was vs white/black deck - Ajani some cat , who gains +1/+1 tokens - attacked and neither Dragon ****** of Fynn, did not work to take it out.
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Rezzahan#77802
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Double strike means, the creature gets to deal combat damage twice: once in the first combat damage step, and once in the second combat damage step.
When a creature with double strike or first strike in involved in combat (= attacking or blocking), the game creates a second combat damage step, and limits which creatures get to deal combat damage during each. Creatures with double strike get to deal combat damage in both, provided they still have an adversary to assign damage to, or have trample to get though to the player/planeswalker they attacked. Creatures that have first strike when the first combat damage begins assign combat damage during the first combat damage step. If a creature gains first strike or double strike after the first combat damage has begun, they only get to deal combat damage in the second combat damage step, together with all other creatures that have not yet assigned combat damage.
Since the combat damage steps are entire steps of a phase, the game cleans up in the first before the second one begins. Meaning, every creature dealt lethal damage is destroyed in the first combat damage step. Any attacking or blocking creature, that has died in the first combat damage step, does not get to assign combat damage in the second. Because it no longer exists to do so.
That's why your deathtouchers are powerless against the double striker. It kills them in the first combat damage step, and they never get the chance to assign combat damage to it.
If your Fynn, for example, had 4 toughness, he would have survived the first combat damage step, and would have been able to kill the double striker. Though the second strike from it would also kill him. Or if your deathtoucher had first strike or double strike itself, then it could hit and kill the double striker in the first combat damage step.
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Andrus73#66278
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Followup game was vs white/black deck - Ajani some cat , who gains +1/+1 tokens - attacked and neither Dragon ****** of Fynn, did not work to take it out.
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Andrus73#66278
commented
Followup game was vs white/black deck - Ajani some cat , who gains +1/+1 tokens - attacked and neither Dragon ****** of Fynn, did not work to take it out.
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Andrus73#66278
commented
Followup game was vs white/black deck - Ajani some cat , who gains +1/+1 tokens - attacked and neither Dragon ****** of Fynn, did not work to take it out.