Negative Attack Power

[Coffee Vampire]

Would a creature with negative attack power cause a player to gain life, and does it still count as dealing damage?

Thanks!

[Maximo]

Heh, no, power and toughness don't go below 0. That's be nuts with cards like {Disorient}. 

[Poof]

They can go below zero but it deals zero
Damafe

[Coffee Vampire]

Okay, so I assume it doesn't count as damage either. Thanks captain maximo!

Edit: Ooo and also thank you poof!

[BlackJester]

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.

[Poof]

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

[Greg54js]

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.