Does Leyline of Punishment work on counter spells?
Asked by operaman27 14 years ago
if i lay a lightning bolt, and they play a negate. if leyline of punishment is on the field would the lightning bolt go through?
KrazyCaley says... #2
Even though you did technically prevent the damage, Leyline of Punishment has in mind specific damage-prevention effects, like Fog . It has to say "prevent damage" on it, basically.
October 26, 2010 1:18 a.m.
I believe that cards like Combust can go through reguardless.
Zylo says... Accepted answer #1
No, the Lightning Bolt would not go through. Leyline of Punishment says that damage can't be prevented, but no where on Negate does it say "prevent damage." Preventing damage from happening and countering a spell are different things. Countering makes it so the spell never happened, whereas preventing the damage would make it so the spell did nothing.
October 26, 2010 12:33 a.m.