A Planeswalker's Primer for Magic 2010: Trample

Magic 2010 goes on sale July 17. Watch this video to learn all about the Trample keyword.

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[KisaSohmaTheFinal]

@mpbryan2

you assign 'lethal damage' that would be sufficient to kill the creature (e.g. his toughness), and any additional damage just spills over to the player/planeswalker.

[mpbryan2]

what if the blocking creature is indestructible?

[Torishaka]

@13Cadavre13 Ah, then yes. Everything in the Leveler's Glory deck should be Standard Legal, as well as extended. If you can build it up to a 60 card deck, you can enter sanctioned events and tournaments. Check around your area for Friday Night Magic. And as for a Leveling Deck... I've played around with one casually, I don't quite them they're tournament viable. They can be very enjoyable though. I've only played them in Block setting. Venerated Teacher/Training Grounds are a must.

[Torishaka]

@13Cadavre13 Er... I'm unsure what you mean by fully playable. When intro packs first come out, their cards are standard legal, and usually also block legal. This goes without saying that they are allowed in the broader formats as well. By fully playable, if you mean "Can use them to build another deck", then yes... There are no over-sized cards... Which Intro Pack are you thinking of?

Glory deck... Unfamiliar with that deck... What's the focus? Got a link?

[Torishaka]

@13Cadavre13 Uh... If you're talking about Intro Packs that come out each set, those are usually a Pre-Built 41 Card deck, with a 15 Card Booster of the same set included. They're not enough to play Constructed. =X

There ARE some 60 card pre-constructs. If you can get your hands on a ____vs. ___ Duel Deck, they're usually a great starting point. It includes two pre-constructed 60 card decks. Garruk vs. Liliana comes to mind, each one is a good example of how one should build a deck.

[Torishaka]

@13Cadavre13 @13Cadavre13 @13Cadavre13 In the end, an Attacker must assign all of it's combat damage. Without Trample, excess damage must be assigned to "Overkill" a blocker. Multiple Blockers can be declared against one attacker. In this case, the Attacker decides what order their Creature will deal damage to the blockers. Check out: "wwwDOTwizardsDOTcom/magic/TCG­/NewtoMagic.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/new­tomagic/gettingstarted", the "Dynamics of a Turn" section should help a bit.

[Torishaka]

@bruenor82 Goblin RAIDER can't. XP Piker can.

[Torishaka]

@13Cadavre13 is being attacked, declares blockers by using their untapped creature. In a normal combat case, One Attacker/One Blocker, the Blocker takes all the assigned damage from the attacker. If this exceeds the blocker's Toughness (Second Number in x/y), at the Damage Step, the Blocker is destroyed as a result of it's Toughness being reduced to zero. If an attacker has Trample, AND its damage exceeds the blocker's toughness, extra damage can be assigned to the opponent's life/planeswalker.

[Torishaka]

@13Cadavre13 During the Combat Phase, you have a "Declare Attackers" Step. This is followed by the "Declare Blockers" Step. In declare attackers, you tap creatures and declare what target they're attacking (Vigilance Creatures don't get tapped to attack, they can attack while staying untapped). Normally, you target an opponent, or a Planeswalker controlled by the opponent. After this is the "Declare Blockers" Step. In this step, the defending player, who is being attacked or whose planeswalker..

[KizuxTheo]

@bruenor82 Goblin Piker can block. Why do you say it can't?