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First Strike is a keyword creature ability. Here on a card called Mosquito Guard, you
will see that is says First Strike. It will be the Reinforce one for now, that will be
another lesson. What First Strike means is that when two creatures fight, the First Strike
creature deals its damage before the other creature gets to fight back. In this case,
the Mosquito Guard, even though it is only a one one, can defeat the Crested Craghorn
because its toughness is only one. If there is a creature with First Strike involved in
combat there is an additional combat damage step just for First Strikers, and only creatures
that survive the First Strike combat damage step are allowed to deal their damage in return.
The Mosquito Guard will kill the Crested Craghorn by dealing one point of First Strike damage.
And, the Mosquito Guard survives without taking the four damage that the Crested Craghorn
would deal.