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Possible bug with the client, perhaps to do with the way [[Thwart the Enemy]] is written.

I cast Thwart the Enemy after attackers were declared. Blocked my opponents [[Serrated Scorpion]], which subsequently dies in combat. Its death trigger goes off and deals 2 damage to me. From the wording on Thwart the Enemy, I believe that 2 damage should be prevent. Maybe its programmed in the game to only prevent combat damage.

Am I missing something between these 2 cards and the ability of Serrated Scorpion's death?

EDIT: Looks like it has been submitted to Arena support as a possible issue. At least let this be a PSA if it is a bug, so you can play around it if possible.

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about 4 years ago - /u/WotC_BenFinkel - Direct link

Thanks, I have a fix for this. As /u/50_Shades_of_Graves alludes to here, the word "creature" is the culprit - once the Scorpion dies it's not a "creature" any more but a "creature card". Still, the damage from it is dealt by a creature - the last-known-information of the Scorpion. I adjusted our code for "prevent" to allow for checking last-known-information objects. #wotc_staff