Damping Matrix and Rhox

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Damping Matrix block the "You may have Rhox deal its combat damage to
defending player as though it weren’t blocked." of Rhox?

And regenerating?

Damping Matrix
3
Activated abilities of artifacts and creatures can't be played unless
they're mana abilities.

Rhox
4GG
You may have Rhox deal its combat damage to defending player as though
it weren’t blocked.
2G : Regenerate Rhox.

TIA

 

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Sesto Pompeo wrote:
> Damping Matrix block the "You may have Rhox deal its combat damage to
> defending player as though it weren’t blocked." of Rhox?

No, this is not an activated or trigged ability. It's just something
that you can do instead of assigning combat damage to a creature that
blocks it.

> And regenerating?

Yes, this is an activated ability. Damping Matrix will stop you being
able to play this.

> Damping Matrix
> 3
> Activated abilities of artifacts and creatures can't be played unless
> they're mana abilities.
>
> Rhox
> 4GG
> You may have Rhox deal its combat damage to defending player as though
> it weren’t blocked.
> 2G : Regenerate Rhox.
>
> TIA

 

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Sesto Pompeo wrote:

> Damping Matrix block the "You may have Rhox deal its combat damage to
> defending player as though it weren’t blocked." of Rhox?

Activated abilities are *always* of the form "cost : effect". There's
no cost given there; it's not an activated ability. The Matrix doesn't
affect it.
>
> And regenerating?

Now *that's* an activated ability. Yes, the Matrix prevents Rhox's
controller from using it.
>
> Damping Matrix
> 3
> Activated abilities of artifacts and creatures can't be played unless
> they're mana abilities.
>
> Rhox
> 4GG
> You may have Rhox deal its combat damage to defending player as though
> it weren’t blocked.
> 2G : Regenerate Rhox.
>
> TIA

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Sesto Pompeo, worshipped by llamas the world over, wrote...
> Damping Matrix block the "You may have Rhox deal its combat damage to
> defending player as though it weren’t blocked." of Rhox?

An activated ability, which is the only thing Damping Matrix disallows,
is always worded in the "Cost : Effect" format. That makes them pretty
easy to spot. So no, Damping Matrix does not prevent it from assigning
its combat damage to the defending player when it's blocked, but...

> And regenerating?

.... yes, Damping Matrix does prevent most forms of regeneration,
including that of Rhox. (One example of a card whose regeneration would
not be prevented by DM? Clergy of the Holy Nimbus. In fact, DM would
prevent your opponent from *stopping* the regeneration in this case.)

> Damping Matrix
> 3
> Activated abilities of artifacts and creatures can't be played unless
> they're mana abilities.
>
> Rhox
> 4GG
> You may have Rhox deal its combat damage to defending player as though
> it weren’t blocked.
> 2G : Regenerate Rhox.

 

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> ... yes, Damping Matrix does prevent most forms of regeneration,
> including that of Rhox. (One example of a card whose regeneration would
> not be prevented by DM? Clergy of the Holy Nimbus. In fact, DM would
> prevent your opponent from *stopping* the regeneration in this case.)

More recently, Duskworker:
***
Duskworker {4}
Artifact Creature 2/2
Mirrodin Uncommon
- Whenever Duskworker becomes blocked, regenerate it.
- {3}: Duskworker gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
***

I think it's funny, you can see how long a player's been playing, or maybe
about when they started, by the examples they choose.
Peter

 

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Risser Family, worshipped by llamas the world over, wrote...
> > ... yes, Damping Matrix does prevent most forms of regeneration,
> > including that of Rhox. (One example of a card whose regeneration would
> > not be prevented by DM? Clergy of the Holy Nimbus. In fact, DM would
> > prevent your opponent from *stopping* the regeneration in this case.)
>
> More recently, Duskworker:

> I think it's funny, you can see how long a player's been playing, or maybe
> about when they started, by the examples they choose.

Correct on both counts 🙂. My examples will tend to be either from the
very early days or from around the time of Tempest, the two periods when
I was most active. I do keep up with the newer sets, especially the
Invasion and Mirrodin blocks which I really liked, but I know those two
periods a lot better.

 

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Sesto Pompeo <sestopompeo@iname.com> wrote:
>Damping Matrix block the "You may have Rhox deal its combat damage to
>defending player as though it weren’t blocked." of Rhox?

Only creatures may "block" things, and then they can only block other
creatures which are attackin. (It's not a good idea to use specific keywords
from Magic to describe totally unrelated parts of the game, in other words.)

Damping Matrix stops creatures and artifacts from using activated abilities,
unless those abilities are mana abilities.

Rhox's ability to have its combat damage assigned differently is a static
ability, not an activated one; it does not have a cost on the left, a colon
in the middle, and an effect on the right.

>And regenerating?

Rhox's "2G: Regenerate ~." ability is an activated ability, sure enough, and
is not a mana ability, so Damping Matrix prevents that ability from being
used. Spells can regenerate Rhox just fine with Damping Matrix in play, as
can triggered abilities or abilities of noncreature nonartifact permanents.

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