wotc
You can decide to assign damage to the defending player or planeswalker even if the blocking creature has protection from green or damage preventing effects on it.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #283
Thorn Elemental
8ed·#283·rare·nonfoil
Illus. rk post
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wishlisted
Jul '03
23 yr ago
Value
$0.47+$0 (+2.2%)
30 days high $0.49 · low $0.46
Volatility · stable
EUR€0.45USD$0.47TIX0.02 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #18,189 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Elemental
You may have this creature assign its combat damage as though it weren't blocked.
Rain from this storm leaves you pinned to the ground like an insect.
7/7
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
If blocked by a creature with banding, the defending player decides whether or not the damage is assigned “as though it weren’t blocked”.
wotc
When assigning combat damage, you choose whether you want to assign all damage to blocking creatures, or if you want to assign all of it to the player or planeswalker this creature is attacking. You can’t split the damage assignment between them.
Context
Last observed at $0.47, up from $0.46 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.49 across 41 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 19 hours ago at $0.47.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 8ED — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Eighth Edition* (released July 2003).
Card #283 in Eighth Edition.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Creature — Elemental. Color identity: green. Mana cost: {5}{G}{G} (7 converted).
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #18,189 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by rk post. Rarix tracks 452 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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