701.12a remove from combat?
Asked by WorkAround 9 years ago
When the creature is removed from combat is the damage to other creatures also removed? Lotleth Troll will not do damage if I regenerate it?
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #2
The 6th-Edition rules update cleaned up a whole lot of problems with the game's previous rules structure, but unfortunately Regeneration had to get kind of weird in order for it to keep working.
To "regenerate" something is to set up a replacement effect that says "the next time this would be destroyed this turn, instead tap it, remove it from combat, and remove all marked damage from it". When you activate Lotleth Troll's ability, you set up a "regeneration shield" that waits until it would actually be destroyed to take effect. You attack with Troll, there are some blocks, and you activate the regenerate ability before damage is dealt. The "shield" and all its effects won't kick in until after combat damage is dealt (if it would have been enough damage to destroy the Troll). The Troll gets to deal its damage.
filledelanuit says... #1
Lotleth Troll might do combat damage. It depends on the exact situation. If you regenerated him and he was dealt lethal combat damage he would still deal damage. This is because he isn't removed from combat until after the damage is dealt. If he gets removed from combat before damage the he won't deal any damage. If a creature is on the battlefield and in combat at the beginning of the combat damage step then it will deal combat damage if there is something to damage even if it is removed before anything can happen.
December 17, 2014 12:57 p.m.