Does Forked Bolt damage a player twice?

Asked by leon_raymond 14 years ago

if i use Forked Bolt to deal all its damage to a player, will card:Chandra's Spitfire get +6/+0?

Eyehate says... #1

The short answer is yes.

Basically forked bolt makes you choose two different targets and if both of your choices are opponents then Chandra will trigger from both opponents being damaged and get +6/+0.

603.2c An ability triggers only once each time its trigger event occurs. However, it can trigger repeatedly if one event contains multiple occurrences. See also rule 509.4.

November 14, 2010 6:38 a.m.

Siegfried says... #2

Hang on, leon are you asking about directing Fork entirely at one player or at two different players? If it's two, Eyehate is correct, but if you're only hitting one, there is only one instance of non-combat damage so Spitfire would only get one bonus.

November 14, 2010 7:23 a.m.

sporkife says... #3

Forked Bolt with both damage at a single target (either creature or player) only damages the target once. Same deal as Electrolyze .

November 14, 2010 12:20 p.m.

sgteads says... #4

603.2c An ability triggers only once each time its trigger event occurs. However, it can trigger repeatedly if one event contains multiple occurrences. See also rule 509.4.

November 14, 2010 11:05 p.m.

gadiven says... Accepted answer #5

I play with that combo IRL and online. If you target only the player The splitfire only gets +3/0.

November 15, 2010 12:24 a.m.

leon_raymond says... #6

damn, i thought that it would only get +3/+0 but i was hoping i'd be wrong. thanks for your help guys, i appreciate it

November 15, 2010 1:03 a.m.

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