My friend had out a critter with double strike, and attacked. If I declare a blocker who dies to the first strike damage, does his creature still deal regular combat damage to me?
My first impression was that it would not, since it would seem to be the same as a player removing a creature (e.g. via burn) before combat damage but after blockers are declared; the creature would remain blocked and unless it has trample, would not deal damage to the player.