Double Strike Question

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Hi all,

I'm attacking with a 4/4 double strike creature, and my opponent
chump blocks with a 1/1 vanilla creature. His blocker dies in the
first combat step, but do I get to deal 4 damage to my opponent
in the second combat step, or is my 4/4 considered blocked and
does no damage to my opponent?

The above came up in a game yesterday (I was actually watching
this and not exchanging in the combat), and we weren't 100% sure.
So is it that once the double striker is blocked, even though he
killed the blocker in the first combat damage step, he doesn't
do any damage to the opponent, or does he get through for 4?
Thanks!

- Dave
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>>Hi all,
>>
>>I'm attacking with a 4/4 double strike creature, and my opponent
>>chump blocks with a 1/1 vanilla creature. His blocker dies in the
>>first combat step, but do I get to deal 4 damage to my opponent
>>in the second combat step, or is my 4/4 considered blocked and
>>does no damage to my opponent?
>
> Blocked is Blocked. This is really no different than when an opponent
> blocks with a creature and then does something to sacrifice or otherwise
> remove it from combat. The attacker remains blocked.

(snip)

Thanks Gene!

- Dave

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On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 10:00:16 -0600, Dave <im@not.telling> wrote:
>I'm attacking with a 4/4 double strike creature, and my opponent
>chump blocks with a 1/1 vanilla creature. His blocker dies in the
>first combat step, but do I get to deal 4 damage to my opponent
>in the second combat step, or is my 4/4 considered blocked and
>does no damage to my opponent?

Your 4/4 _is_ blocked. (No "considered" about it.) Having its blocker die
does not in any way "unblock" it; only leaving combat, or False Orders, can
do that. (Having Combat phase end makes every attacker and blocker leave
combat.) So no, it doesn't assign damage to defending player, since it's
blocked.

Now if you gave it Trample, you could do what you want. Double Strike and
trample is a powerful combination...

>The above came up in a game yesterday (I was actually watching
>this and not exchanging in the combat), and we weren't 100% sure.
>So is it that once the double striker is blocked, even though he
>killed the blocker in the first combat damage step, he doesn't
>do any damage to the opponent, or does he get through for 4? Thanks!

It is that, correct. He's blocked, he doesn't have any particular ability
that lets him assign or deal damage straight to the player while blocked,
so he doesn't actually assign -any- combat damage in the second combat-damage
step - he doesn't have anywhere he can legally assign it to.

Dave
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