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Just a quick question regarding Lone Wolf
Lone Wolf
{2}{G}
Creature -- Wolf
2/2
You may have Lone Wolf deal its combat damage to defending player as
though it weren't blocked.
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The question is simple, suppose the Lone Wolf is blocked by a Grizzly
Bears ('classic' 2/2 green creature with no special abilities).
Its clear the player of the Lone Wolf can choose to either deal 2 damage
to the bears, or to the defending player.
The point of contention is whether or not the Grizzly Bears gets to deal
its damage to the Lone Wolf if the attacker chooses 'deal its combat
damage to the defending player as though it weren't blocked'.
We located a 2000 post in this group that clearly indicated that the
Lone Wolf's ability only affected only the damage the lone wolf dealt,
and that the bears would deal its damage to the wolf normally,
regardless of what the attacker chose. (interpretation A)
However, one of the players mentioned that he'd heard that Wizards had
issued a ruling since then re-interpreting Lone Wolf's ability.
Such that if the attacker chose to do combat 'as if the Lone Wolf had
not been blocked', when the combat damage is assessed, the wolf's state
is "as if it had not been blocked", and thus the bears deal no damage.
Can you clarify the correct interpretation. Is there a rule in the
official rules that covers this or is this a 'ruling'?
Out of curiosity was the wrong interpretation (by current rules) ever
right under previous rules?
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A second question about Lone Wolf
We came accross a ruling on one of the magic fan-sites that mentioned
that if the Lone Wolf was blocked by a creature with Banding, that the
*defending* player had the option of determining wether or not the Lone
Wolf selected it 'deal combat damage as if it weren't blocked' not the
attacker.
Is this correct? Why?
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Thanks,
Dave
Just a quick question regarding Lone Wolf
Lone Wolf
{2}{G}
Creature -- Wolf
2/2
You may have Lone Wolf deal its combat damage to defending player as
though it weren't blocked.
-----------
The question is simple, suppose the Lone Wolf is blocked by a Grizzly
Bears ('classic' 2/2 green creature with no special abilities).
Its clear the player of the Lone Wolf can choose to either deal 2 damage
to the bears, or to the defending player.
The point of contention is whether or not the Grizzly Bears gets to deal
its damage to the Lone Wolf if the attacker chooses 'deal its combat
damage to the defending player as though it weren't blocked'.
We located a 2000 post in this group that clearly indicated that the
Lone Wolf's ability only affected only the damage the lone wolf dealt,
and that the bears would deal its damage to the wolf normally,
regardless of what the attacker chose. (interpretation A)
However, one of the players mentioned that he'd heard that Wizards had
issued a ruling since then re-interpreting Lone Wolf's ability.
Such that if the attacker chose to do combat 'as if the Lone Wolf had
not been blocked', when the combat damage is assessed, the wolf's state
is "as if it had not been blocked", and thus the bears deal no damage.
Can you clarify the correct interpretation. Is there a rule in the
official rules that covers this or is this a 'ruling'?
Out of curiosity was the wrong interpretation (by current rules) ever
right under previous rules?
---------------
A second question about Lone Wolf
We came accross a ruling on one of the magic fan-sites that mentioned
that if the Lone Wolf was blocked by a creature with Banding, that the
*defending* player had the option of determining wether or not the Lone
Wolf selected it 'deal combat damage as if it weren't blocked' not the
attacker.
Is this correct? Why?
---------------
Thanks,
Dave