How does regeneration work in Magic The Gathering?

“Regenerate [permanent]” means “The next time [permanent] would be destroyed this turn, instead remove all damage marked on it and tap it. If it’s an attacking or blocking creature, remove it from combat.” Abilities that trigger from damage being dealt still trigger even if the permanent regenerates.

What happens when you regenerate a creature MTG?

Regenerate is a former evergreen keyword action until it was removed from evergreen status after Oath of the Gatewatch. Regeneration is a replacement effect which means: “The next time this permanent would be destroyed this turn, it isn’t. Instead tap it, remove all damage from it, and remove it from combat.”

Can you regenerate a creature that is not destroyed?

You can’t regenerate a destroyed creature because it’s already dead and gone so there’s nothing to regenerate. This means that you have to grant regeneration before lethal is dealt. Regeneration functions as a “replacement effect”, meaning that the effect waits for one conditional event to replace with another.

Do regenerated creatures still do damage?

Only after combat damage would your creature be destroyed, which is replaced by the regeneration shield. As long as the attacker doesn’t have trample or some similar ability, no damage will come through to you.

Does regenerate count as dying?

Regeneration happens when the creature “would die the next time this turn”. So that means: you creature is going to be destroyed, but, the regeneration shield sucks up the death, and the creature remains on the battlefield, is removed from combat(if it were in combat), and becomes tapped(if it weren’t already tapped).

Does regenerate work against board wipes?

However, regenerate doesn’t protect from board wipes that don’t destroy or deal damage. Regenerating Korlash won’t save it from Terminus, Languish, or All is Dust.

Can a sacrificed creature be regenerated?

1) Regeneration only works when a permanent is destroyed, or dealt lethal damage. It’s not possible to regenerate from a sacrifice, because it doesn’t use the word “destroy”.

Can you sac a regenerate creature?

No, you can’t do that, because Regeneration doesn’t protect against a Sacrifice. The rules for Sacrifice even explicitly assert as much: 701.15a To sacrifice a permanent, its controller moves it from the battlefield directly to its owner’s graveyard.

Can you sacrifice tokens in MTG?

Creature tokens count as creatures in every way; You can sacrifice and exile them to pay costs normally.