Absorb

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Absorb N prevents damage to a creature. It reads "Absorb N."

How it works

• If a source would deal damage to a creature with absorb N, prevent N of that damage.
• This applies to every instance of damage separately, so absorb prevents N from each source each time.

Rules notes

• Absorb is a damage-prevention effect. It does not stop "destroy" effects or -1/-1 counters, only damage.
• A creature with high absorb is very hard to kill with small bursts of damage.

Rule reference

[702.64]