A bit confused as to how the damage reduction on a Ex Nihiloed vamp works.
Ex Nihilo
[nec] Put this card on this vampire. The vampire with this card gets +1
stealth. Damage inflicted by this vampire in combat is reduced to 0, and
this vampire is immune to non-aggravated damage. This vampire cannot gain
blood; any blood this vampire gains goes to the blood bank instead. During
your master phase, this vampire burns 1 blood or is burned. You may choose
to burn this card during your untap phase.
[NEC] As above, but you may burn this card during any Methuselah's untap
phase.
Is the "Damage inflicted by this vampire in combat is reduced to 0" to be
interpreted as striking for 0 damage (comparable to having 0 hand damage on
all types of strikes? Or is the damage inflicted, but reduced (comparable to
the opposing minion preventing/reducing damage?
Asking in context to if an Ex Nihiloed minion playing an aggravated strike
can succesfully follow up with Rotschreck?
-Kenneth
Kenneth wrote:
> A bit confused as to how the damage reduction on a Ex Nihiloed vamp works.
>
> Ex Nihilo
> [nec] Put this card on this vampire. The vampire with this card gets +1
> stealth. Damage inflicted by this vampire in combat is reduced to 0, and
> this vampire is immune to non-aggravated damage. This vampire cannot gain
> blood; any blood this vampire gains goes to the blood bank instead. During
> your master phase, this vampire burns 1 blood or is burned. You may choose
> to burn this card during your untap phase.
> [NEC] As above, but you may burn this card during any Methuselah's untap
> phase.
>
> Is the "Damage inflicted by this vampire in combat is reduced to 0" to be
> interpreted as striking for 0 damage (comparable to having 0 hand damage on
> all types of strikes?
Yes.
> Or is the damage inflicted, but reduced (comparable to
> the opposing minion preventing/reducing damage?
No.
This is identical to the opposing minion reducing the damage --
reduction is reduction.
It is quite different from preventing the damage.
> Asking in context to if an Ex Nihiloed minion playing an aggravated strike
> can succesfully follow up with Rotschreck?
No.