Card

Thorn Elemental

Creature — Elemental


You may have Thorn Elemental assign its combat damage as though it weren't blocked.

The first law of Yavimaya is that guests may kill only to survive. As fires aren't needed in the warm weather, cutting trees for wood means death.


  Dominaria (DOM)
#185, Uncommon

Illustrated by: Daarken
Multiverse ID: 443073

Rulings

  • 2018-04-27
    When assigning combat damage, you choose whether you want to assign all damage to blocking creatures, or if you want to assign all of it to the player or planeswalker this creature is attacking. You can't split the damage assignment between them.
  • 2018-04-27
    You can decide to assign damage to the defending player or planeswalker even if the blocking creature has protection from green or damage preventing effects on it.
  • 2018-04-27
    If blocked by a creature with banding, the defending player decides whether or not the damage is assigned "as though it weren't blocked".
  • 2018-04-27
    When assigning combat damage, you choose whether you want to assign all damage to blocking creatures, or if you want to assign all of it to the player or planeswalker this creature is attacking. You can’t split the damage assignment between them.
  • 2018-04-27
    If blocked by a creature with banding, the defending player decides whether or not the damage is assigned “as though it weren’t blocked”.
PRINTS USD EUR Tix
$0.20 €0.14 0.05
$0.49 €0.27 0.02
$0.48 €0.29 0.02
$0.59 €0.85
$0.64 €0.84 0.02
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