Everdawn Champion — ruling 1

Combat damage can be assigned to Everdawn Champion as normal, even though that damage will be prevented. For example, if Everdawn Champion blocks a 4/4 creature with trample, the attacking player may assign 2 of that creature’s combat damage to the player or planeswalker it’s attacking.

Everdawn Champion : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Everdawn Champion is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to this creature.

How it works : Everdawn Champion

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1January 19, 2018· Wizards of the Coast
Combat damage can be assigned to Everdawn Champion as normal, even though that damage will be prevented. For example, if Everdawn Champion blocks a 4/4 creature with trample, the attacking player may assign 2 of that creature’s combat damage to the player or planeswalker it’s attacking.
No other card is named in this ruling.