Thorn Elemental

Creature — Elemental

Illustrated by Daarken

F

EDHREC Rank #18,793

You may have this creature 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.

Rulings (3)

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.

Apr 27, 2018

If blocked by a creature with banding, the defending player decides whether or not the damage is assigned “as though it weren’t blocked”.

Apr 27, 2018

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.

Apr 27, 2018