<p>All of the creatures will deal their respective damage at the same time. Since <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=368525" rel="noreferrer">Sengir Vampire</a>'s +1/+1 ability is a triggered ability, it uses the stack, and before any of the +1/+1 counters go onto the Vampire, it will die. </p>

<p>State-based actions (like death from damage) will happen before the triggered ability on the stack can resolve.</p>

<p>If any of the creatures involved have first strike, however, this changes things:</p>

<ul>
<li>If the Sengir Vamire has first strike, it will deal it's damage before the blockers, killing them before they have a chance to deal damage, giving it the +1/+1 counters</li>
<li>If the blockers have first strike, they deal damage to the vampire before it deals damage to them, killing the vampire while they remain alive</li>
<li>If all parties have first strike, the outcome is the same as if none of them did.</li>
</ul>

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<li>I attack with <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=368525" rel="nofollow">Sengir Vampire</a> which is a 4/4</li>
<li>My opponent declares four 1/1 blockers</li>
</ol>

<p>Would Sengir Vampire die or would it gain counters from the three 1/1 creatures that died before attacking the last 1/1 blocker? Thus allowing it to survive while killing the four 1/1 blockers. </p>

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Does a Sengir Vampire survive when blocked by four 1/1s?
Damainman
# Does a Sengir Vampire survive when blocked by four 1/1s?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-07-08)

1. I attack with [Sengir Vampire](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=368525) which is a 4/4
2. My opponent declares four 1/1 blockers

Would Sengir Vampire die or would it gain counters from the three 1/1 creatures that died before attacking the last 1/1 blocker? Thus allowing it to survive while killing the four 1/1 blockers.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-07-08. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

All of the creatures will deal their respective damage at the same time. Since [Sengir Vampire](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=368525)'s +1/+1 ability is a triggered ability, it uses the stack, and before any of the +1/+1 counters go onto the Vampire, it will die.

State-based actions (like death from damage) will happen before the triggered ability on the stack can resolve.

If any of the creatures involved have first strike, however, this changes things:

* If the Sengir Vamire has first strike, it will deal it's damage before the blockers, killing them before they have a chance to deal damage, giving it the +1/+1 counters
* If the blockers have first strike, they deal damage to the vampire before it deals damage to them, killing the vampire while they remain alive
* If all parties have first strike, the outcome is the same as if none of them did.


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