Combat Damage Trigger

Payoffs that fire on the 'whenever ~ deals combat damage' trigger, rewarding creatures that successfully connect through blockers or evasion. Equipment like Sword of Fire and Ice and Quietus Spike, enchantments like Coastal Piracy and Reconnaissance Mission, and creatures like Toski, Bearer of Secrets and Shadowmage Infiltrator all cash in when damage lands. Distinct from combat.attack_trigger, which fires on attack declaration regardless of whether damage connects; this requires the hit to actually resolve, so chump blockers or fog effects can shut it off. Also excludes generic 'deals damage' triggers without the 'combat' qualifier, since those fire on burn spells and pings too.

Example cards

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Also known as

  • combat damage payoff
  • hit trigger
  • connect trigger
  • damage trigger combat
  • on hit effect