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How does trample work with one or several blockers?
The rulebook states this directly, and forum answers agree.
- Magic: The Gathering rulebook · Rulebook · Common Keyword Abilities
- Locu · Community · 2018-06-04
- Renaissance Man · Community · 2013-05-15
- teaspoonC · Community · 2011-02-14
A trampler must assign lethal damage to every creature blocking it, and may send the rest to the player or planeswalker. If its blocker is removed, all its damage can go to the player, and against an indestructible blocker lethal damage is still its toughness.