Would a creature with negative attack power cause a player to gain life, and does it still count as dealing damage?
Thanks!
Heh, no, power and toughness don't go below 0. That's be nuts with cards like {Disorient}.
They can go below zero but it deals zero
Damafe
Okay, so I assume it doesn't count as damage either. Thanks captain maximo! :)
Edit: Ooo and also thank you poof!
Quote from: Maximo on April 10, 2012, 11:46:06 PM
Heh, no, power and toughness don't go below 0. That's be nuts with cards like {Disorient}.
Technically, creatures can have negative power. No damage is dealt by having negative power and it doesn't cause life gain.
CR 510.1a Each attacking creature and each blocking creature assigns combat damage equal to its power. Creatures that would assign 0 or less damage this way don't assign combat damage at all.
Say u had a 0/2 with a negative counter and now u want to pump it's power well its power is currently -1 not 0
Quote from: Poof on April 10, 2012, 11:51:14 PM
Say u had a 0/2 with a negative counter and now u want to pump it's power well its power is currently -1 not 0
It still deals 0 damage.