<p>The controller takes 10 damage. A creature's toughness does not limit the damage it can take. Toughness just indicates how much damage is enough to destroy it.</p>

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2014-09-08T06:17:59.747Z
2014-09-08T06:17:59.747Z
murgatroid99
<p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Repercussion">Repercussion</a>'s text reads as follows:</p>
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<p>Whenever a creature is dealt damage, Repercussion deals that much damage to that creature's controller.</p>
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<p>So: if, for example, a 1/1 creature is dealt 10 damage with Repercussion in play, does its controller take 10 damage or 1?</p>

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2014-09-08T14:46:53.207Z
It's as you said: The creature was dealt 10 damage, and Repercussion deals that much damage.
ikegami
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2014-09-09T03:51:31.063Z
Sure. It just seemed too broken to not be banned/restricted.
intuited
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2014-09-11T02:07:03.277Z
@intuited nah, it's not a particularly strong card. Dealing massive amounts of damage to a creature isn't that much easier than doing the same to a player. Sure, it can make a cool combination with something like Earthquake, but that's a difficult enough interaction to exploit that Repercussion is _nowhere near_ strong enough to be banned or restricted.
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Will Repercussion deal damage to a controller beyond a creature's toughness?
intuited
# Will Repercussion deal damage to a controller beyond a creature's toughness?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-09-08)

[Repercussion](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Repercussion)'s text reads as follows:

> Whenever a creature is dealt damage, Repercussion deals that much damage to that creature's controller.

So: if, for example, a 1/1 creature is dealt 10 damage with Repercussion in play, does its controller take 10 damage or 1?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It's as you said: The creature was dealt 10 damage, and Repercussion deals that much damage.  
> **username_0**: Sure. It just seemed too broken to not be banned/restricted.  
> **username_2**: @username_0 nah, it's not a particularly strong card. Dealing massive amounts of damage to a creature isn't that much easier than doing the same to a player. Sure, it can make a cool combination with something like Earthquake, but that's a difficult enough interaction to exploit that Repercussion is _nowhere near_ strong enough to be banned or restricted.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2014-09-08. Score: 11 | Accepted answer

The controller takes 10 damage. A creature's toughness does not limit the damage it can take. Toughness just indicates how much damage is enough to destroy it.


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