Somberwald Vigilante — ruling 1

Somberwald Vigilante’s ability will trigger for each creature it becomes blocked by.

Somberwald Vigilante — ruling 2

The ability resolves before combat damage is dealt, so it could cause blocking creatures to be destroyed and thus not deal combat damage.

Somberwald Vigilante : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Somberwald Vigilante 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

Whenever this creature becomes blocked by a creature, this creature deals 1 damage to that creature.

How it works : Somberwald Vigilante

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1May 1, 2012· Wizards of the Coast
Somberwald Vigilante’s ability will trigger for each creature it becomes blocked by.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2May 1, 2012· Wizards of the Coast
The ability resolves before combat damage is dealt, so it could cause blocking creatures to be destroyed and thus not deal combat damage.
No other card is named in this ruling.