Smite

Smite

Smite • Sanctum • Action • Common • Play: Ready and fight with a friendly creature. Deal 2 to the attacked creature’s neighbors. • Artist: John Silva • Card Number: AoA:224, MM:139

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Sanctum

Action

Common

Play: Ready and fight with a friendly creature. Deal 2 to the attacked creature’s neighbors.

AoA 224

MM 139

Artist: John Silva

Official Rulings

• If I play Smite (AOA 224) and during the resolution of the fight the attacked creature is destroyed, what happens?
  Smite’s damage effect refers to the neighbors the attacked creature had immediately before leaving play.

  Source: Rulebook

If I play Smite (AOA 224) and during the resolution of the fight the attacked creature is destroyed, what happens?

Smite’s damage effect refers to the neighbors the attacked creature had immediately before leaving play.

Source: Rulebook

• I play Smite (AOA 224) and attack and destroy my opponent’s Duma the Martyr (COTA 242). Does Duma the Martyr’s “Destroyed:” ability resolve before Smite deals 2 damage to Duma the Martyr’s neighbors?
  Resolving the first part of the instructions of Smite’s ability causes Duma the Martyr’s “Destroyed:” ability to resolve, healing both of Duma the Martyr’s neighbors. Once the destruction is complete, continuing to resolve the instructions of Smite.

  Source: Rulebook

I play Smite (AOA 224) and attack and destroy my opponent’s Duma the Martyr (COTA 242). Does Duma the Martyr’s “Destroyed:” ability resolve before Smite deals 2 damage to Duma the Martyr’s neighbors?

Resolving the first part of the instructions of Smite’s ability causes Duma the Martyr’s “Destroyed:” ability to resolve, healing both of Duma the Martyr’s neighbors. Once the destruction is complete, continuing to resolve the instructions of Smite.

Source: Rulebook

• If I use Smite (AoA 224) to make my Firespitter (CotA 032) fight my opponent's 1 power creature which has 2 neighboring 1 power creatures, each of which has neighboring 2 power creatures on the flanks, will Smite destroy the 2 power flank creatures?
  No. Smite's damage effect refers to the neighbors that the defending creature had immediately before leaving play. As the 1 power defending creature will leave play at the same time as its 1 power neighbors due to Firespitter's Before Fight: ability, Smite's damage effect will fail because the creatures it refers to are no longer in play.

  Source: Rulebook

If I use Smite (AoA 224) to make my Firespitter (CotA 032) fight my opponent's 1 power creature which has 2 neighboring 1 power creatures, each of which has neighboring 2 power creatures on the flanks, will Smite destroy the 2 power flank creatures?

No. Smite's damage effect refers to the neighbors that the defending creature had immediately before leaving play. As the 1 power defending creature will leave play at the same time as its 1 power neighbors due to Firespitter's Before Fight: ability, Smite's damage effect will fail because the creatures it refers to are no longer in play.

Source: Rulebook