Deathtouch doesn't kill Spiritmonger

Machine
Machine Posts: 878 Critical Contributor
My Ochran Assassin attacked into an enemy Spiritmonger. First the Spiritmonger's 7/7 is reduced to 7/0 ("killing" it with deathtouch) and likewise my Assassin also get's eaten by the Spiritmonger. Then, the Spiritmonger's explore abilities triggers and resolves. If the explore ability doesn't match any gems, it turns the Spiritmonger into a 9/2. The end result is that is doesn't die and stays on the board as a 9/2 creature. It should be toast.