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Blocking with 2 creatures.

So I have always wondered this and with little research I didn't find much.

If you block lets say a 7/7 with four 2/2s, Does the 7/7 do 7 damage to each 2/2 or does his damage go between all of them, leaving only 1 2/2 with 1 damage on him? If that is the case. Do you get to decide who lives?
Posted 16 October 2011 at 17:25

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The 7/7 can only deal 7 damage total. So when you block with the four 2/2s, the controller of the attacking creature (the 7/7 in this case) chooses how much damage they assign to each creature. In the end, the 7/7 will have dealt 2 damage to 3 of the 2/2s, and 1 damage to the fourth, leaving one of your 2/2s alive after combat, and the 7/7 dying. This is, of course, if none of the creatures had any special abilities that would have helped them in battle. (First Strike, Deathtouch, etc.)
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Posted 16 October 2011 at 19:34

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Thank you for answering.

So the attacker decides which out of the 4 other creatures dies. Not the one assigning the blocking?
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Posted 17 October 2011 at 00:02

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No problem. And yes, that's correct.
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Posted 17 October 2011 at 03:04

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