Talk:Black Dragon Shield/@comment-2234004-20141203160937/@comment-25977736-20150205123136

Tripped over this FAQ just minutes ago and I'm not able to bring myself to accept what I just read.

If I'm not getting it wrong, I do NOT get a +1 life if I didn't reduce a damage to 0??

Nowhere on the card is stated that these are two consecutive effects which have the other one as prerequisite. It is not a call requirement either: "would be dealt damage". If parts of the effect cannot be fullfilled(reduce to 0), the rest is still applied(gain life+1).

IF the answer in the FAQ would be written "...,if 0 damage is reduced" and it would argument against the activation of black dragon shield I would totally agree.

For the example of countering Gargantua I will still apply as ususal and regard it a successfull survival(can't negate but get life+1).

I will try to get an answer from bushitroll to this specific topic.