Sengir Vampire doesn't actually kill creatures: it deals damage to them, and then the damage kills them. This is why, for instance, Sengir Vampire says "Whenever a creature dealt damage by Sengir Vampire this turn dies" rather than "Whenever a creature is killed by Sengir Vampire". Damage is marked on creatures, and every time state based actions are checked, the damage marked on every non-indestructible creature is compared to its toughness, and every time the former is greater than or equal to the latter, the creature in question dies. Strictly speaking, dealing damage and killing a creature are separate game events.
I had assumed that if a 3/3 creature with lifelink was blocked by a 2/2 creature that the life gain total would be 2, the maximum that the blocker can absorb before dying. (See also though Abattoir Ghoul, a recent card which offers a kind of new spin on the Drain Life idea.) Total before Drain Life dealt damage or the creature's toughness.ĭrain Life is the exception though, not the rule for lifelinkers the creature's toughness is irrelevant in determining how much life is gained. You gain lifeĮqual to the damage dealt, but not more life than the player's life I think your confusion may arise from the old card Drain Life, whose text reads:ĭrain Life deals X damage to target creature or player. No, they smash that blocker into smithereens and leave behind a smoking crater! Creatures with 10 power are not known for their discretion or moderation they don't deal 1 damage on the grounds that that will be enough to do the job. Life (in addition to any other results that damage causes).Ī creature with 10 power blocked by a creature with 1 toughness deals 10 damage to that poor little blocker. 702.14b Damage dealt by a source with lifelink causes that source's controller, or its owner if it has no controller, to gain that much
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