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1 year ago  ::  Jan 23, 2012 - 8:44PM #1
chase_128
Date Joined: Sep 19, 2011
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My buddy and I were playing a casual 1v1 game. He had True Conviction and an Ajani's Pridemate in play.

He declared he was attacking with Ajani's Pridemate .
We both pass priority.
I declare I am blocking the Ajani's Pridemate with a Vampire Hexmage .
We both pass priority and the combat damage step starts.

Could someone walk me through the combat damage step please?
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1 year ago  ::  Jan 23, 2012 - 8:48PM #2
Chaikov
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Both creatures hit each other for 2 dmg.
You gain Opponent gains 2 life.
Both creatures die.



THE END.
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1 year ago  ::  Jan 23, 2012 - 8:51PM #3
chase_128
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The +1/+1 counter won't save the Ajani's Pridemate ?
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1 year ago  ::  Jan 23, 2012 - 8:52PM #4
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Jan 23, 2012 -- 8:51PM, chase_128 wrote:

The +1/+1 counter won't save the Ajani's Pridemate ?




He'll be dead before the ability resolves

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1 year ago  ::  Jan 23, 2012 - 8:53PM #5
Chaikov
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Replay:

Both creatures hit each other for 2 dmg. 
You gain Opponent gains 2 life.
Pridemate's ability triggers.
Both creatures die.
Pridemate's ability is placed on the Stack.
Pridemate's ability resolves, uselessly.
 
 


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1 year ago  ::  Jan 23, 2012 - 9:00PM #6
chase_128
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Thanks for the reply. Last thing, if the Ajani's Pridemate was a 3/3 coming into this fight instead, it would survive the first round of combat obviously. The Vampire Hexmage goes to the graveyard as a state based action, and in the 2nd round of combat the Ajani's Pridemate would deal no damage b/c nothing is there anymore, right? I know it's still considered blocked.
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1 year ago  ::  Jan 24, 2012 - 12:02AM #7
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Jan 23, 2012 -- 9:00PM, chase_128 wrote:

Thanks for the reply. Last thing, if the Ajani's Pridemate was a 3/3 coming into this fight instead, it would survive the first round of combat obviously. The Vampire Hexmage goes to the graveyard as a state based action, and in the 2nd round of combat the Ajani's Pridemate would deal no damage b/c nothing is there anymore, right? I know it's still considered blocked.



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1 year ago  ::  Jan 24, 2012 - 12:53AM #8
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Jan 23, 2012 -- 8:48PM, Chaikov wrote:


Both creatures hit each other for 2 dmg.
You gain 2 life.
Both creatures die.



THE END.




Actually, his opponent would gain 2 life.  Not him.

Just, to be nitpicky.  :D
 

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1 year ago  ::  Jan 24, 2012 - 8:15AM #9
Chaikov
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Good catch!


 
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