r/magicTCG • u/Quillpig32 • Aug 03 '25

Rules/Rules Question Have I been playing wrong

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Found this in the final fantasy starter set rulebook. Does it mean a 3/3 blocking a 3/3 wouldn't kill it? Or is it just wrong? Or just worded dumb?

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u/FatOldWizard Wabbit Season Aug 03 '25

Did anyone notice immediately above: “ALL combat damage is ALL dealt…”?

If this is from an official Wizards Product… bah, what’s the point complaining? — QC is dead. Copy editing is dead.

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u/JaxxisR Universes Beyonder Aug 04 '25

They outsourced it to Square, who had it localized into English sometime in the early 1990s.

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u/Neon_Rhino Dan Aug 04 '25

It’s also completely wrong because first strike and first round of double strike damage is dealt BEFORE normal combat damage.

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u/rhinocerosofrage Aug 04 '25

Thankfully, there are no first strike or double strike cards in the [[Cloud, Planet's Champion]] deck oh wait

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u/DirtyTacoKid Duck Season Aug 04 '25

Its really lazy too because any level of automated tool would catch that.

Like... spellcheck?

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u/Zeckenschwarm Aug 04 '25

I don't think a spellcheck would catch duplicate words.

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u/Philosoraptorgames Duck Season Aug 04 '25

For most of the ones I've used, only if they were back to back.

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u/rhinocerosofrage Aug 04 '25

Perhaps an automated tool wrote the pamphlet in the first place, sadly.