<p>Some cards require players to have taken damage for a bonus effect to take place. Does loss of life count as being dealt damage?</p>

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<p>These are the two cards in specific that I am talking about.</p>

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2017-09-30T02:04:39.733Z
Even if the answer was yes, Fathom Fleet Cutthroat destroys a creature that was dealt damage, and Skymarch Bloodletter makes a player lose life.
murgatroid99
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2017-09-30T02:46:08.340Z
@murgatroid99 oh, i misread. i thought it was destroy a creature owned by a player who was dealt damage.
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Does loss of life count as being dealt damage?
The Man
# Does loss of life count as being dealt damage?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-30)

Some cards require players to have taken damage for a bonus effect to take place. Does loss of life count as being dealt damage?

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These are the two cards in specific that I am talking about.

**Tags:** magic-the-gathering

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Even if the answer was yes, Fathom Fleet Cutthroat destroys a creature that was dealt damage, and Skymarch Bloodletter makes a player lose life.  
> **username_0**: @username_1 oh, i misread. i thought it was destroy a creature owned by a player who was dealt damage.  

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