diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/ai/ComputerUtilCombat.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/ai/ComputerUtilCombat.java
index 1bda899a2aa..df536ac53a4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/ai/ComputerUtilCombat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/ai/ComputerUtilCombat.java
@@ -1695,14 +1695,18 @@ public class ComputerUtilCombat {
             Card lastBlocker = null;
             for (final Card b : block) {
                 lastBlocker = b;
-                final int enoughDamageToKill = ComputerUtilCombat.getEnoughDamageToKill(b, dmgCanDeal, attacker, true);
-                if (enoughDamageToKill <= dmgCanDeal) {
-                    damageMap.put(b, enoughDamageToKill);
-                    dmgCanDeal -= enoughDamageToKill;
+                final int dmgToKill = ComputerUtilCombat.getEnoughDamageToKill(b, dmgCanDeal, attacker, true);
+                if (dmgToKill <= dmgCanDeal) {
+                    damageMap.put(b, dmgToKill);
+                    dmgCanDeal -= dmgToKill;
                 } else {
-                    damageMap.put(b, dmgCanDeal);
-                    dmgCanDeal = 0;
-                    break;
+                    // if it can't be killed choose the minimum damage
+                    int dmg = Math.min(b.getLethalDamage(), dmgCanDeal);
+                    damageMap.put(b, dmg);
+                    dmgCanDeal -= dmg;
+                    if (dmgCanDeal <= 0) {
+                        break;
+                    }
                 }
             } // for