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Thorn Elemental

Card Name

Thorn Elemental

Mana Cost

5

Type

Creature – Elemental

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

You may have Thorn Elemental deal its combat damage to defending player as though it weren't blocked.

Flavor Text

Rain from this storm leaves you pinned to the ground like an insect.

Legal Formats

Commander, Explorer, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Pauper, Standard

Rulings

(4/27/2018)
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.
(4/27/2018)
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.
(4/27/2018)
If blocked by a creature with banding, the defending player decides whether or not the damage is assigned "as though it weren't blocked".