Ward creature vs deathtouch creature combat.
Ward does NOT stop Deathtouch in combat: If an attacking creature with Deathtouch is blocked by a creature with Ward, they will simply deal combat damage to each other simultaneously. Because the Deathtouch creature dealt damage to the blocker, the blocker is destroyed, even if it has Ward.
In the game play the ward creature is not dying from deathtouch and this needs fixed badly.
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ParodyKnaveBob#57410
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I'm sorry, I misunderstood, believing you thought ward defended against the deathtouch "ability" when it seems you were saying the opposite.
What cards actually interacted to cause this? I haven't seen this broken interaction. Is it possible some card on the battlefield gave the creature indestructible or some passive ability like "reduces any damage taken by 1"?
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Not a bug: Ward and Deathtouch have no interaction. Quoting directly from the rules shown on the cards:
Ward: Whenever a permanent with ward becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays the ward cost.
Deathtouch: Any amount of damage a source with deathtouch deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.
A creature blocking an attacker with deathtouch receives the attacker's 1 necessary point of combat damage with deathtouch and dies. There is no targeting. Only when you try to target a permanent with ward do you get countered unless you pay the ward cost.
I hope this helps,
Bob $:^ J