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May 10, 2011 -- 7:32PM, Zamphira wrote:

What happens if two 2/2 block a 2/4 with first strike?

Would the 2/4 effectively kill one of the 2/2 before it can do damage and then kill the other one since it only hits for 2?

The 2/4 can only deal 2 damage, so it can only kill one of the blockers.  This will happen in the first combat damage step.  In the normal combat damage step, the remaining blocker will deal 2 damage to the attacker and the attacker will not deal any damage.   So, one blocker dies and one blocker and the attacker survive.

Also, in the same scenario, do I get to giant grow one of the 2 2/2's after he decides which one goes down first?

Yes.  Before the game moves from one step to the next, each player will get priority to cast spells or activate abilities.
 

May 10, 2011 -- 7:37PM, rudolf wrote:

May 10, 2011 -- 7:32PM, Zamphira wrote:

What happens if two 2/2 block a 2/4 with first strike?

Would the 2/4 effectively kill one of the 2/2 before it can do damage and then kill the other one since it only hits for 2?

The 2/4 can only deal 2 damage, so it can only kill one of the blockers.  This will happen in the first combat damage step.  In the normal combat damage step, the remaining blocker will deal 2 damage to the attacker and the attacker will not deal any damage.   So, one blocker dies and one blocker and the attacker survive.

Also, in the same scenario, do I get to giant grow one of the 2 2/2's after he decides which one goes down first?

Yes.  Before the game moves from one step to the next, each player will get priority to cast spells or activate abilities.
 

thanks.

So, if I get it:

I have 2 2/2's blocking. One of them has first strike

The attacker is a 2/4 with first strike

The attacker could decide to kill the non-firststrike first, effectively saving his creature?

and assuming I have one green mana and a giant grow, I could use it on the targeted creature to save it.