#damage prevention

Runner ups

Before I get to the details, got to say both cards were top tier material, but at the same time they had potential to be a bit better in terms of execution, not power.

@dim3trodon​ Channeler of Faith is a true bomb, and the inherent haste from suspend adds to its strength! The cleric tribal element and the two color suspend cost tie the flavor of the card nicely. I think plain tapping, like in Kumena, and a more neutral sacrifice requirement on the attack trigger would make the card much friendlier to the players.

You'll take some damage from Eye for an Eye, maybe. It depends on how vindictive the player you're attacking is feeling. Both Darkness and Eye for an Eye want to modify/prevent the damage being dealt, so the player that would be dealt damage gets to choose which effect to apply to the combat damage from your creature first. If your opponent chooses to apply Darkness's effect first, then your creature won't deal any combat damage this turn and Eye for an Eye's effect will no longer apply to that damage. If your opponent applies Eye for an Eye's effect first, then the combat damage to your opponent will be replaced with that same amount of combat damage and that amount of damage to you from Eye for an Eye. Darkness's effect is then applied and prevents the damage to your opponent, but you'll still be dealt the damage from Eye for an Eye.

They don’t.

Phytohydra prevents all damage that would be dealt to it, so the damage is never dealt and thus the effects of wither/infect can’t occur.

Assuming that you targeted that opponent with Skullcrack, then Skullcrack will deal 3 damage to Empyrial Archangel. Additionally, damage won’t be able to be prevented this turn and players won’t be able to gain life this turn.

Empyrial Archangel’s redirection ability, like all redirection abilities, isn’t a damage prevention effect. Redirection abilties don’t prevent damage, but rather cause it to be dealt to something else instead of its intended “target”.