Can a creature have negative toughness MTG?

Now the question you did ask, whether toughness can be negative: yes, it can. This is controlled by rule 107.1b, where you will see that toughness is one of the exceptions to the rule that Magic mostly uses nonnegative numbers.

Does negative toughness kill indestructible?

Toughness is more like a Max Health attribute if anything.) It could however be killed by tragic slip’s -13/-13 effect (use the lightning bolt to kill something else for this), or by Grasp of Darkness, either of which will reduce its toughness to 0 or less, which removes even indestructible creatures.

Does a creature with 0 toughness die?

creatures with 0 or less toughness die immediately. they do not wait until the end of turn, but are sent to the graveyard as soon as SBA are checked.

How does toughness work in magic?

Toughness is a measure for how much damage a creature can take before it is destroyed. A creature is dealt damage through combat, spells, and abilities. Creatures battling will each deal damage equal to their Powers to the other creatures toughness.

What happens if a creature has negative toughness?

A creature with 0 or less toughness will be sent to the graveyard immediately, so yes, getting -3/-3 can kill a creature. Note that this is not technically being “destroyed”, it is a different way of sending the creature to the graveyard. This matters for things like regeneration.

Can creatures have negative power?

Yes creatures can have negative power, say you have a 2/2 creature and then something would cause the creature to get -4/-0, the creatures power and toughness would be -2/2. Very true, a creature with negative power will still just do 0 damage.

What can destroy indestructible MTG?

702.12a Indestructible is a static ability. 702.12b A permanent with indestructible can’t be destroyed. Such permanents aren’t destroyed by lethal damage, and they ignore the state-based action that checks for lethal damage (see rule 704.5g).

Does massacre girl affect indestructible?

either massacre girls ability ignored indestructible, or indestructible ignored the state-based action that checks for lethal damage.

What happens when you sacrifice an indestructible?

Indestructible only prevents “destroy” effects and lethal damage. Sacrificing actually just places the permanent into your graveyard; it isn’t destroyed.

How do creatures die in magic?

Creatures die if they take lethal damage or have their toughness reduced in less than 1, as a State-based action. Both of them die if they get destroyed, or any other effect or spell that make them go from the battlefield to the graveyard, such as Sacrifice.