Elder Dragon Legaal

Some effects may alter this amount. These effects will refer to the amount of damage needed to kill a unit. Example: Elder Dragon’s passive ability reads “Any amount of your damage is enough to kill enemy units.” This alters the Lethal Damage value for enemy u…

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1. Only Valid Damage is Dealt. Example: A unit reads “when I take damage, give me +2 [M] this turn.” A spell is played that Prevents the next 3 damage the unit would take. If a player plays Hextech Ray targeting the unit, it will take no damage and its trigger…

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To Deal Damage to Units, mark the specified amount of Damage on the Unit.…

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Dragon Roost (§054.2., 369.3.)

When two mandatory positive requirements conflict on where to play a unit (e.g., Elder Dragon's AA instructing play to Dragon Roost and another effect specifying a different location), the player chooses one requirement and ignores all others. This only applies to mandatory positive requirements that specify a location or method without also preventing play elsewhere. Citaat uit de bron: “the player chooses one of those requirements and ignores all others”

§ 054.2§ 369.3

15-8-2026 · bron: clarify-mining:playriftbound-com-vendetta-rules-faq-and-clarifications

Bron van deze ruling: https://playriftbound.com/en-us/news/rules-and-releases/vendetta-rules-faq-and-clarifications

Counter Strike vs. Elder Dragon (§437.2.a)

If Counter Strike (or any prevent effect) completely prevents Elder Dragon's 1 damage to a unit, that damage is never dealt per rule 437.2.a. Since no damage is dealt, Elder Dragon's passive ability—which redefines lethal damage thresholds for units that have damage marked on them by its controller—has no opportunity to apply to that unit. Citaat uit de bron: “If the damage is entirely prevented, it is never dealt per rule 437.2.a., and thus there is no opportunity for the passive ability of Elder Dragon to apply”

§ 437.2.a

16-7-2026 · bron: clarify-mining:playriftbound-com-unleashed-rules-faq-and-clarifications

Bron van deze ruling: https://playriftbound.com/en-us/news/rules-and-releases/unleashed-rules-faq-and-clarifications/

Elder Dragon (§460.2.c.3)

Elder Dragon's passive ('Any amount of your damage is enough to kill enemy units') alters the lethal damage threshold for units with damage marked by Elder Dragon's controller to any non-zero amount. As a result, Elder Dragon can check damage marked on units before it enters the board, and its controller need only assign one damage per unit during the Combat Damage step. Citaat uit de bron: “Elder Dragon can check damage marked on units by its controller before it enters the board, and that players need only assign one damage to units during the Combat Damage step while they control Elder”

15-7-2026 · bron: clarify-mining:playriftbound-com-unleashed-rules-faq-and-clarifications

Bron van deze ruling: https://playriftbound.com/en-us/news/rules-and-releases/unleashed-rules-faq-and-clarifications/