Phyrexian vindicator and prevent damage

Dragon68
Dragon68 Posts: 6 Just Dropped In
edited July 2023 in MtGPQ General Discussion

Not sure how PV can trigger its ability if the damage is prevented? Wouldn't an creature with lifelink that is blocking or blocked by PV then trigger lifelink if there is damage? Both creature have prevent damage but somehow PV still triggers with no damage dealt.

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  • Tremayne
    Tremayne Posts: 1,673 Chairperson of the Boards

    @Dragon68 - can you remember how much damage was dealt when PV triggered? According to the wiki, prevent damage reduces combat damage to zero, so technically damage is being dealt however zero damage is not really intuitive for activating PV text.
    It could just be a timing issue, so prevent damage is applied after triggering PV ability.

  • Dragon68
    Dragon68 Posts: 6 Just Dropped In

    It was whatever my creatures were doing to it I believe. I understand trample damage can get through but PV was blocking and basically reflecting damage back to me. It should be worded that way.

  • Mainloop25
    Mainloop25 Posts: 1,959 Chairperson of the Boards

    It's just badly written. It should read something like "the amount of damage this creature would take"

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