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Attacking creatures you control and damage

This strange situation came up yesterday during a 4 player Commander game. Player A attacked player B with 2 creatures, player B blocked one of the creatures, a 5/5 with his 2/2 and then donated the 2/2 to player A. And apparently the 2/2 isn't dealt damage because you don't deal damage to your own creatures. According to both players (one of them used to judge). Still I think that's a very strange rule.
Posted 29 April 2013 at 07:02

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I believe this is the relevant rule.

509.2a During the declare blockers step, if a blocking creature is removed from combat or a spell or ability causes it to stop blocking an attacking creature, the blocking creature is removed from all relevant damage assignment orders. The relative order among the remaining blocking creatures
is unchanged.

The creature blocks, then control changes which causes it to be removed from combat so it can no longer be assigned damage.
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Posted 29 April 2013 at 10:26

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thanks man
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Posted 29 April 2013 at 10:31

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Not only what epsilon said but:
506.4. A permanent is removed from combat if it leaves the battlefield, if its controller changes...(etc)
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Posted 30 April 2013 at 03:01

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[QUOTE=heliosofcows]Not only what epsilon said but:
506.4. A permanent is removed from combat if it leaves the battlefield, if its controller changes...(etc)[/QUOTE]

Thanks man, it's something that doesn't come up often but it's good to know.
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Posted 30 April 2013 at 07:26

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