What does it mean to remove a creature from combat?

Accepted answer #1. “Remove from combat” means “Remove from this combat phase.”. The removed creature may still attack in later combat phases as normal. During the phase it was removed from combat, it is no longer considered attacking or blocking and will not participate in subsequent damage steps that combat phase.

Can a creature be destroyed if it is a blocking creature?

Venom’s ability doesn’t state that the creature being destroyed must be a blocking creature, so it doesn’t matter if it left combat (because of regeneration or otherwise). Even if it did, it wouldn’t matter because of rule 603.7c:

When do creatures and planeswalkers get removed from combat?

As soon as the end of combat step ends, all creatures and planeswalkers are removed from combat. After the end of combat step ends, the combat phase is over and the postcombat main phase begins (see rule 505). So Venom triggers at 511.2, and enters the stack only when players get priority at the start of the post-combat main phase.

When does a permanent get removed from combat?

A permanent is removed from combat if it leaves the battlefield, if its controller changes, if it phases out, if an effect specifically removes it from combat, if its a planeswalker thats being attacked and stops being a planeswalker, or if its an attacking or blocking creature that regenerates (see rule 701.12) or stops being a creature.

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.

What happens when a Planeswalker is removed from combat?

A planeswalker thats removed from combat stops being attacked. It will neither deal nor receive combat damage. The creature can attack next turn. If a creature is declared as an attacker or blocker, it is involved in combat. Let’s use Hollowhenge Spirit as an example. an opponent attacks with a Wurmcoil Engine.