<\/p>Today we\u2019ll be taking a look at Rakdos Charm\u2019s third mode, or specifically, what it means for a creature to deal damage to its controller. While it\u2019s unusual for a source you control to deal damage to yourself, it does happen, and in most respects it\u2019ll be treated like any other source of damage; a creature with infect, for example, will give its controller a poison counter, while a creature with lifelink will cause its controller to simultaneously lose and gain 1 life.<\/p>\n
Does anything change if either player controls a planeswalker? The planeswalker redirection rule states that if a source you control would deal noncombat damage to an opponent, you may have that damage be dealt to a planeswalker the opponent controls instead. When you use Rakdos Charm\u2019s third mode, the source of some of the damage is your creatures (which you control) and is noncombat damage (because it\u2019s not happening as a result of creatures attacking and blocking), but because it\u2019s being dealt to you, and you are not your own opponent, you can\u2019t redirect it to your own planeswalker. Conversely, the source of the rest of the damage is your opponents\u2019 creatures (which you don\u2019t control), so even though it\u2019s noncombat being dealt to an opponent, you can\u2019t choose to redirect that damage to your opponent\u2019s planeswalker either.<\/p>\n
It sure seems like Rakdos Charm is dealing damage, but it isn’t! It’s just making each creature hit its controller out of spite.<\/p>\n
Today’s Rules Tip written by Jen Wong<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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