Does infect count as combat damage in MTG?
Absolutely, infect is a form of combat damage. The special thing about infect is how the damage is dealt. Instead of chipping away at life totals or creature toughness in the usual way, infect creatures deal damage in the form of poison counters to players and -1/-1 counters to creatures. This makes creatures with infect particularly dangerous and a swift way to end games.
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Yes, infect does count as combat damage in Magic The Gathering. When a creature with infect deals damage to creatures, it gives them -1/-1 counters instead of the regular damage. And when it hits a player, it gives that player poison counters instead of normal life loss. So, if your creepy crawler with infect sneaks through, it's delivering its nasty effects as combat damage!
Nah, I'd rather say infect is more like a status effect than actual damage. Sure, it technically counts during combat, but it doesn't whittle down life points directly.
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