general | June 05, 2026

Can you regenerate after combat damage?

Can I regenerate something to tap it or remove it from combat? No. Simply activating a regeneration ability will not tap the creature. The regeneration effect must be applied before the creature becomes tapped.

Can you block with a creature then return it to your hand?

A creature that becomes blocked remains so for the remainder of combat, whether or not the blocking creature is present for damage. If you return your chump-blocker to your hand, or blink it, or whatever, their creature will still be blocked, it just won’t have anything to damage.

Can you sacrifice after combat damage?

To fully answer your question, no, you cannot sacrifice a creature after it has been dealt lethal combat damage. You can sacrifice it right before combat damage is dealt, but it will not deal combat damage to the creature it was blocking, nor will the blocked creature deal damage unless it has trample and vice versa.

Can a creature tap to regenerate itself?

Tap/Untap. A creature that has been dealt lethal damage and been regenerated gets tapped afterwards. However, creatures who are already tapped still can be regenerated, but remain tapped.

Can a creature regenerate itself?

You can’t regenerate a destroyed creature because it’s already dead and gone so there’s nothing to regenerate. This means that you have to grant regeneration before lethal is dealt. Regeneration functions as a “replacement effect”, meaning that the effect waits for one conditional event to replace with another.

What happens when a blocking creature dies?

A blocked creature assigns its combat damage to the creatures blocking it. If no creatures are currently blocking it (if, for example, they were destroyed or removed from combat), it assigns no combat damage.

Can you cast creature after combat?

after main combat phase is over and all combat damage is resolved, can i then summon more creatures, mana permitting, during my second main phase? Yes, you can cast creature spells in our second main phase (also called the “postcombat main phase”).

Can you regenerate a creature multiple times?

You can regenerate a creature as often as you like, anytime. For each time you regenerate it, the creature gets a “regeneration shield” that lasts until the turn ends or until it is used up by a destruction effect, whatever happens first.

What are the rules for assigning combat damage?

This turn-based action doesn’t use the stack. A player assigns a creature’s combat damage according to the following rules: 510.1aEach attacking creature and each blocking creature assigns combat damage equal to its power. Creatures that would assign 0 or less damage this way don’t assign combat damage at all.

When does a blocked creature do no combat damage?

510.1c A blocked creature assigns its combat damage to the creatures blocking it. If no creatures are currently blocking it (if, for example, they were destroyed or removed from combat), it assigns no combat damage. If exactly one creature is blocking it, it assigns all its combat damage to that creature.

How is combat damage assigned in RuneScape?

510.1aEach attacking creature and each blocking creature assigns combat damage equal to its power. Creatures that would assign 0 or less damage this way don’t assign combat damage at all. 510.1bAn unblocked creature assigns its combat damage to the player or planeswalker it’s attacking.

When does a regeneration shield remove a creature from combat?

No. A regeneration shield only removes a creature from combat when the shield is consumed. The effect doesn’t happen immediately; the creatures will deal combat damage first. If, after damage, your opponent’s creature would be destroyed, it isn’t. Instead, it is removed from combat, tapped, and damage marked on it is removed.