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Magic (The Gathering) => Rules => Topic started by: Melek the fire on July 02, 2013, 02:33:05 AM

Title: Lifelink with blockers
Post by: Melek the fire on July 02, 2013, 02:33:05 AM
So say a {vampire nighthawk} attacks and is blocked by 3 1/1's. would you gain 6 life cause it damaged each creature or only the initial 2?
Title: Re: Lifelink with blockers
Post by: Charbelchers rage on July 02, 2013, 02:40:48 AM
I believe you gain life based off blockers toughness so you should gain 2 since your only capable of 2 max

Title: Re: Lifelink with blockers
Post by: Jlamb5 on July 02, 2013, 02:43:29 AM
You will only gain two life. You can choose which of the creatures receives any, or all, of the damage that can be given by the {vampire nighthawk} but at the end of combat you will have only dealt two damage and only gained two life.
Title: Re: Lifelink with blockers
Post by: Mintkid219 on July 02, 2013, 02:57:02 AM
When he blocks with the three 1/1s you chose what creatures you assign combat damage to, you could assign one damage two two of the three but one of his 1/1s will survive cause ou can only deal a total of 2 damage amount his three creatures.
Title: Re: Lifelink with blockers
Post by: Melek the fire on July 02, 2013, 03:01:43 AM
I knew I'd lose the nighthawk due to the three damage being done, just curious if it was max of the  power . Thank you all for the quick responses, I'd plus one you but can't yet haha.
Title: Re: Lifelink with blockers
Post by: Paraluke on July 02, 2013, 04:08:01 AM
Well rules wise it said so: 

702.14b (http://imtgapp.com/forum/index.php?action=imtg;area=rule;number=702.14b): Damage dealt by a source with lifelink causes that source's controller, or its owner if it has no controller, to gain that much life (in addition to any other results that damage causes). See rule 119.3.

Since it can only deal 2 damage, you gain two life.
Title: Re: Lifelink with blockers
Post by: Gorzo on July 02, 2013, 04:38:19 AM
Quote from: Melek the fire on July 02, 2013, 03:01:43 AM
I knew I'd lose the nighthawk due to the three damage being done, just curious if it was max of the  power . Thank you all for the quick responses, I'd plus one you but can't yet haha.

No worries, some random mod might happen to come along and +1 them for you... ;)
Title: Re: Lifelink with blockers
Post by: Wackaman9001 on July 02, 2013, 10:59:18 AM
Wait up, how can a source have no controller?
Title: Re: Lifelink with blockers
Post by: TheRagingMage on July 02, 2013, 02:59:58 PM
Quote from: Wackaman9001 on July 02, 2013, 10:59:18 AM
Wait up, how can a source have no controller?
If it's not on the battlefield I guess. . .