general rule cross reference

[kobalt]

i had one main question, does trample go through if the owner of the attacking trample creature plays blinding fog?

[Soren841]

No

[Varatius]

If you had a 7/7 with trample and an opponent had a 0/2 the 2 damage would be prevented and you opponent would take 5 as you only ever assign lethal damage to a creature unless the creature says otherwise so yeah the trample damage goes through.  This is the same for protection from as well.

[Soren841]

No. It is different. There is no lethal damage because damage was PREVENTED and u don't trample..

Edit: I think??? This came up b4 but def couldve been given an incorrect ruling

[Varatius]

Fog bank does not prevent trample damage so trample damage is not prevented protection prevents damage but trampl still goes through as well.

[Varatius]

https://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=270314

I have had this come up before in a tournament and even the judge had to look it up.   However I was right and it won me the game.

[BoBWiz]

It is like Varatius said. Blinding fog just prevents the dmg that would be dealt to creatures.

"you only ever assign lethal damage to a creature" That's the key sentence.

A small addition: If this 7/7 Trample beast got deathtouch, it has to assign just one dmg to each blocker and the rest go through.

[WWolfe]

Yup, trample carries over damage prevention effects. Same is true for color protection effects as well.