Say I have {Virulent Sliver} on the field with first strike thanks to {Striking Sliver} and it was attacking but is being blocked by a 2/2 token. How would damage play out?
Poisonous has no additional effect on creatures. It is simply a 1/1 first strike being blocked by a 2/2. So, the 1/1 will deal it's damage first (in the first strike damage step), marking 1 damage point on the 2/2, then the 2/2 will deal it's damage (in the normal damage step) marking 2 points of damage on the 1/1. The 1/1 will then die.
Gotcha so that would be the main difference between poisonous and infect!
Quote from: ELLERfeller on January 19, 2016, 10:27:31 AM
Gotcha so that would be the main difference between poisonous and infect!
Also, that no matter how much damage the creature does to a player, you only get one poison counter. If a 5/5 creature deals damage to a player, only one poison counter is placed on the player.
AND your craters still deals damage normally, unlike infect, which places poison counters INSTEAD of damage.