Does fighting trigger Deathtouch?

Rulings. The damage is dealt simultaneously, and it is dealt by the creatures themselves, so abilities like deathtouch, lifelink, and infect will work as normal. Damage dealt while fighting is not combat damage, so abilities like first strike won’t have any effect.

Does double strike work fighting?

First strike and double strike only matter during the combat phase where they create a second combat damage step. There is no interaction between them and the fight mechanic.

Can flying defend against non-flying?

702.9b A creature with flying can’t be blocked except by creatures with flying and/or reach. A creature with flying can block a creature with or without flying.

What happens when you block with a flying creature?

If your creature has flying, and you block any creature (one with flying or not), both creatures take damage (assuming of course there are no other effects to prevent that damage).

Can flying block trample?

All flying means to the rules is that a creature with flying cannot be blocked by a creature without flying. If you block all creatures that the opponent attacks with, and no attacking creatures have trample, then there would be no damage going through to the player.

Does blocking cause trample?

See rule 702.19, “Trample.” 702.19a Trample is a static ability that modifies the rules for assigning an attacking creature’s combat damage. The ability has no effect when a creature with trample is blocking or is dealing noncombat damage.

Does day of Judgement kill indestructible?

Rules or effects may cause an indestructible permanent to be sacrificed, put into a graveyard, or exiled. Therefore, as ikegami said above, all treefolk are indestructible when the Day of Judgement resolves except for the Timber Protector and survive, while the Timber Protector is destroyed and goes to the graveyard.