so I was playing Arena and i found an odd interaction I need help understanding angel of vitality and healer's hawk are swinging in for damage. a 3/4 flyer blocks the angel to kill it but the lifelink on the hawk heals the controller above 25 in damage. should the angel have died or stayed alive? In the end result the angel was still on board as a 4/4 with 3 damage marked
Your angel will live.When combat damage is dealt, Angel of Vitality will deal 2 damage to Boreal Elemental and Boreal Elemental will deal 3 damage to Angel of Vitality. Healer's Hawk will deal 1 damage to your opponent and you'll gain 2 life thanks to the angel's replacement effect. Since you're at 25 life, Angel of Vitality will immediately get +2/+2. When state-based actions are checked after damage, Angel of Vitality is a 4/4 with 3 damage marked on it, so it will live to fight another day.