news | June 06, 2026

Can a creature with protection block trample?

Trample doesn’t care what will happen when the damage is dealt, so even if a creature has protection, trample damage can still go through.

Does protection block trample damage?

Yes. If you attack with 7/7 green creature with trample, and they block with a 2/2 protection from green creature, it will assign damage equal to that creature’s toughness (2) to the creature, and the other 5 will trample over to the player.

Does trample go through if defending?

Nope. Only an attacking creature with trample can assign combat damage to the defending player once the blocking creature(s) have been assigned lethal damage. 702.17a Trample is a static ability that modifies the rules for assigning an attacking creature’s combat damage.

Does trample damage go over indestructible?

Indestructible creatures still get assigned damage, so the rest can still trample through.

Does protection from a color prevent combat damage?

Also, does protection from colors prevent a creature from being blocked by that color creature or will it only prevent the protected creature from taking combat damage? No, it doesn’t. Protection prevents damage, disallows things to be attached (like Auras or Equipment), disallows blocking and stops targeting.

What does protection from all colors mean?

Protection from a color means that the target creature can’t be blocked by creatures of that color, can’t be the target of spells of that color or abilities from sources of that color, can’t be enchanted or equipped by Auras or Equipment of that color, and all damage that sources of that color would deal to it is …

How many damage does blocking creature have to do?

The attacking creature’s controller must assign at least 2 damage to the blocker, even though that damage will be prevented by the blocker’s protection ability. The attacking creature’s controller can divide the rest of the damage as he or she chooses between the blocking creature and the defending player.

How to check for lethal damage in RuneScape?

When checking for assigned lethal damage, take into account damage already marked on the creature and damage from other creatures that’s being assigned during the same combat damage step, but not any abilities or effects that might change the amount of damage that’s actually dealt.

Which is the only ability that modifies what lethal damage is?

Deathtouch is the only ability that modifies what lethal damage is. 702.2b Any nonzero amount of combat damage assigned to a creature by a source with deathtouch is considered to be lethal damage, regardless of that creature’s toughness. See rules 510.1c–d.