Ghosts of the Innocent 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
If a source would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals half that damage, rounded down, to that permanent or player instead.
How it works : Ghosts of the Innocent
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If a damage prevention effect and Ghosts of the Innocent’s effect would apply to the same damage, the player or the controller of the creature being dealt damage may apply the effects in either order (most likely applying the halving effect first).
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Half of 1 rounded down is 0. A source that would deal 1 damage won’t deal damage at all.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Multiple Ghosts of the Innocent effects are cumulative, and each will halve the damage, rounded down. For example, with three on the battlefield, 14 damage becomes 7, then 3, then finally 1, and only 1 damage would actually be dealt.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
This isn’t a damage prevention effect. If Excruciator (“Damage that would be dealt by Excruciator can’t be prevented”) would deal 7 damage to a permanent or player, it deals 3 damage instead.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
If damage is redirected, it’s only halved once.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
If both Ghosts of the Innocent and Furnace of Rath (which doubles damage) are on the battlefield, the controller of the permanent being dealt damage or the player being dealt damage can apply the effects in either order. This can matter if the original amount of damage is odd. For example, if a source would deal 3 damage, Ghosts of the Innocent would make it 1 damage, then Furnace of Rath would make it 2 damage, if the player chose to apply the effects in that order.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph + Irenicus's Vile Duplication + Ghosts of the Innocent
- 1Cast Irenicus's Vile Duplication by paying
, creating a nonlegendary token copy of Ghyrson Starn. - 2Deal exactly two or three damage to a permanent or player, which is reduced to one due to Ghosts of the Innocent.
- 3Ghyrson Starn and the Ghyrson Starn token each trigger.
- 4Resolve the Ghyrson Starn trigger, dealing 1 damage to that permanent or player due to Ghosts of the Innocent.
- 5The Ghyrson Starn token triggers, dealing 1 damage to that permanent or player due to Ghosts of the Innocent.
- 6Ghyrson Starn triggers, dealing 1 damage to that permanent or player due to Ghosts of the Innocent.
- 7Repeat from step 5.
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph + Helm of the Host + Ghosts of the Innocent
- 1At the beginning of your combat phase, Helm of the Host triggers, creating a nonlegendary token copy of Ghyrson Starn with haste.
- 2Deal exactly two or three damage to a permanent or player, which is reduced to one due to Ghosts of the Innocent.
- 3Ghyrson Starn and the Ghyrson Starn token each trigger.
- 4Resolve the Ghyrson Starn trigger, dealing 1 damage to that permanent or player due to Ghosts of the Innocent.
- 5The Ghyrson Starn token triggers, dealing 1 damage to that permanent or player due to Ghosts of the Innocent.
- 6Ghyrson Starn triggers, dealing 1 damage to that permanent or player due to Ghosts of the Innocent.
- 7Repeat from step 5.
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