Ex Nihilo and Sniper Rifle

Khalid1988 wrote: I was also thinking that it would feel very weird if the damage nullification would only affect hand strikes or strikes not coming from weapons (e.g Breath of Thanatos). Always better to ask though.

If it doesn't affect environmental damage, then I can envision a Dawn Operation happiness deck in the unforeseeable future.

Minion strikes with a weapon - It is both the minion AND the weapon inflicting damage. At least afaik.

Since the question basically was: "what can I damage my opponent with while having ex nihilo on me"? The answer is: enviromental damage such as carrion crows, murder of crows, wolf companion etc. Theft of blood seems like a working option as well, since it isn't damage.

I am not entirely sure right now whether damage from outside the hourglass is dealt by the minion or not.. Its a combat card and says "inflict 2 damage on the opposing minion" but not "This minion inflicts 2 damage on the opposing minion". I'd like to know..
EDIT: After some digging, apparently it is the minion inflicting the damage.

Khalid1988 wrote:

Ratadin wrote:

Khalid1988 wrote: I can envision a Dawn Operation happiness deck in the unforeseeable future.

"he or she is immune to non-aggravated damage"

Are you sure?

No...I am not that sure anymore. Mistakes happen when cards are read.

Dawn Operation + Skin of Night, perhaps?

js_vtes wrote:

Khalid1988 wrote:

Ratadin wrote:

Khalid1988 wrote: I can envision a Dawn Operation happiness deck in the unforeseeable future.

"he or she is immune to non-aggravated damage"

Are you sure?

No...I am not that sure anymore. Mistakes happen when cards are read.

Dawn Operation + Skin of Night, perhaps?

This can be done more efficiently without the Ex Nihilo, especially since having it makes one harder to block.

I do have a very entertaining old Eze deck that utilizes The EH with Drawing out The Beast, Carrion Crows, Weather Control and IG. I still have to protect him from agg with Chill of Oblivion, Leather Jacket and Blood Tears of Kephran. Plus he rushes with a Talbot's Chainsaw that targets himself during unlock. Sounds convoluted but it does well, played it in a tournament once and it made the final.