<p><strong>You will gain 4 life.</strong></p>

<p>Lifelink and indestructible have no special interactions with each other. Your 4/4 will deal 4 damage to the 1/1, and you will gain 4 life. This is the same as if your 4/4 had dealt damage to any other creature. It doesn't matter how much toughness the defending creature has, or whether it will eventually die.</p>

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  <p><strong>510.1a</strong> Each attacking creature and each blocking creature assigns combat damage equal to its power. Creatures that would assign 0 or less damage this way don’t assign combat damage at all.</p>
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TheThirdMan
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The rules definition of indestructible would be helpful here; as the confusion seems to come from not being sure if indestructible creatures are dealt damage.
GendoIkari
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2017-07-19T19:12:38.313Z
@GendoIkari I considered it originally, but ultimately decided not to include the rules quote because it doesn't make a difference whether the creature has indestructible or not (just as it doesn't matter if the creature ultimately lives or dies). I feel the extra text will just add to that confusion. (Plus the rules text is basically just "This creature doesn't die to lethal damage.")
Malco
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Malco
<p>My 4/4 lifelink creature is blocked by his 1/1 indestructible creature.
How much life do I gain, if any?</p>

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How does lifelink affect indestructible creatures?
Tony
# How does lifelink affect indestructible creatures?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-07-19)

My 4/4 lifelink creature is blocked by his 1/1 indestructible creature.
How much life do I gain, if any?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-07-19. Score: 9

**You will gain 4 life.**

Lifelink and indestructible have no special interactions with each other. Your 4/4 will deal 4 damage to the 1/1, and you will gain 4 life. This is the same as if your 4/4 had dealt damage to any other creature. It doesn't matter how much toughness the defending creature has, or whether it will eventually die.

> **510.1a** Each attacking creature and each blocking creature assigns combat damage equal to its power. Creatures that would assign 0 or less damage this way don’t assign combat damage at all.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: @username_0: If you believe your question has been sufficiently answered, please accept one of the answers to remove it from the unanswered queue. You should also [comment only to add informational value](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/help/privileges/comment) to the post.  
> **username_3**: The rules definition of indestructible would be helpful here; as the confusion seems to come from not being sure if indestructible creatures are dealt damage.  
> **username_1**: @username_3 I considered it originally, but ultimately decided not to include the rules quote because it doesn't make a difference whether the creature has indestructible or not (just as it doesn't matter if the creature ultimately lives or dies). I feel the extra text will just add to that confusion. (Plus the rules text is basically just "This creature doesn't die to lethal damage.")  

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