Double Strike vs First Strikeĭouble strike is effectively first strike’s cooler, older brother. Either way, my Fireborn Knight can only attack one creature. They could if they want to, but they could just block my double strike attacker with either creature or, maybe, none at all. If I attack with Fireborn Knight, my opponent doesn’t need to use both Celestial Enforcer and Blood Glutton to block it. I can block either of the attackers, but not block both them.
I only control the double strike creature Fireborn Knight. Image: Wizards of the Coast.įor instance, let’s say my opponent attacks me with two creatures, Celestial Enforcer and Blood Glutton. They can’t change halfway through.Ĭelestial Enforcer, Blood Glutton, and Fireborn Knight MTG Cards. Blockers are assigned at the start of combat. If a double strike blocker kills the creature it’s blocking with first strike damage, it can’t then block another creature again that same combat. Just because a creature has double strike doesn’t mean that it can block two creatures or needs two creatures to block it. Double Strike and Blockingĭouble strike creatures block and are blocked normally. 2 of this damage is first strike damage and the other 2 is dealt in combat normally. So, if I attack again with Fireborn Knight and it isn’t blocked, it will deal a total of 4 damage to the defending player. The creature will deal first strike damage to the player equal to its toughness, and then it’ll deal that same amount of damage again alongside all the other creatures. This amount of damage kills the blocker.ĭouble strike works the same way when attacking a player directly. Then during combat, it deals 2 damage to Caged Zombie again, which only now deals its own damage. However, with double strike, that changes.įirst, Fireborn Knight deals 2 first strike damage to Caged Zombie. Now, usually, Fireborn Knight wouldn’t have high enough toughness to kill its blocker.
My opponent blocks it with the 2/3 Caged Zombie. Image: Wizards of the Coast.įor example, let’s say I attack with Fireborn Knight, a 2/3 double strike creature. MTG cards Fireborn Knight and Caged Zombie. If it didn’t have double strike, the traditional rules would apply and both creatures would die. If two creatures have the same power and toughness, the creature with double strike will destroy the other before it has a change to hit back. So if you attack or block with a creature that has double strike, that card will deal damage first and will not take into consideration any damage being dealt by the opposing creature.
Then, it will deal damage again in the regular combat step along with all other creatures as normal. Assign combat damage (additional combat step for double strike and first strike creatures)Ī card with double strike will assign combat damage in the first combat damage step.So the combat phase with double strike looks like this. Here’s how the combat phases look without and with double strike.Ī combat phase in a typical turn of MTG looks like this:Ĭreatures with double strike or first strike (mentioned later in this article) effectively create two ‘assign combat damage’ steps. It has been an evergreen keyword basically ever since, due to how cool its design is. First featured on Rockshard Elemental and Ridgetop Raptor, double strike was introduced in the Legionsset. See my affiliate disclosure.ĭouble strike is an evergreen keyword, so you can expect it to appear in every set. If you use a link and buy something, I may get a commission at no extra cost to you. Hi! This post may contain affiliate links to online stores.
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