In message "magic", you write:

> T.10.1 - The Damage Prevention Step can be charted out like this: [Fifth
> Edition, Page 50] 1. Beginning of Damage Prevention - Play all abilities which
>      either trigger on damage being "assigned", or which automatically
> prevent damage. Play these as a Series (see Rule T.9). 2. Main Part of
> Damage Prevention
>      - Play any number of Batches (see Rule T.8) of spells and abilities
> which either prevent or redirect damage. 3. End of Damage Prevention - Play
> all abilities
>      which automatically redirect damage or which say they are played at
> the end of damage prevention. Play these as a Series (see Rule T.9). 4.
> Damage is
>      Successfully Dealt - Play all abilities which trigger on damage being
> "dealt". Play these as a Series (see Rule T.9). 5. Remove Dead Creatures a.
> Play any
>      Regeneration (see Rule G.32) spells and abilities on creatures with
> lethal damage. Play these in a Series (see Rule T.9). b. Destroy any
> creature with lethal
>      damage (see Rule K.12.4). c. Damaged players lose 1 life for each
> point of damage done to them. 6. Play all abilities which trigger on
> creatures being
>      destroyed. Play these as a Series (see Rule T.9).
>

Thanks for the info Mike. I will refer to it later in this message.

>
> Furnace of Rath
>
>      Triggers when damage is assigned, so it is handled at the start of the
> damage prevention step (see Rule T.10.1). [D'Angelo 06/05/98]
>      If you have two of these in play, the damage is multiplied by 4.
> [D'Angelo 10/17/97]
>      The multiplied damage counts in all ways as if it came from the
> original source. Furnace of Rath is not the source. [D'Angelo 10/17/97]
>      Does double damage (again) when the damage is being redirected from
> one place to another. [WotC Rules Team 12/18/97] [Duelist Magazine #22, Page
>      27]

Like when it is being redirected between the two en-Kor guys in my furnace of
rath example.

> Trample counts as redirection. [D'Angelo 12/29/97]
>      If damage is split as with Fireball, the damage to each target is
> individually doubled. [Aahz 11/17/97]
>
>
>  I think there _must_ be an irrata on this.  I can not find one though.
> This is just stupid!  I have no idea why they would allow a card that would
> do shit like this to ever be printed.  This is just stupid.  I am tottaly
> wrong about the damage and redirection.  I am so pissed off.  I can
> understand tottaly why this is just a stupid card.  Fuck.  that just makes
> me think less of wizards of the coast.
>
>  What confuses me about this redirection thing is that in the list of
> effects and how to handle things, it say handle all effects that trigger
> when damage is assigned.  This would be the furnace of Wrath effect.  Then
> the next step is '2. Main Part of Damage Prevention - Play any number of
> Batches (see Rule T.8) of spells and abilities which either prevent or
> redirect damage.'.  Now normally I would assume that this is after the
> effect that trigger when damage is assigned.  so continually redirecting
> the damage would _not_ double.  Yet in the rulings that I have found it
> says that the damage will double.  This is confusing me.
>

I think that each time the damage is redirected, it is assigned. Therefore, a
new batch of effects happen in damage prevention (like the doubling of damage).
I agree that it is a very confusing setup, but we have to rely on the experts
interpretation.

> going to go.  talk to ya later...
>
> Mike
>
> PS: I have mailed this problem I am having to this wizards guy.  I hope he
> can straighten me out.
>

Sounds good Mike.

Froccer