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'''Last strike''' is a theoretical [[static ability]] which has been discussed by [[R&D]], but has never been printed. [[Mark Rosewater]] tried to put Last Strike into [[Future Sight]] on a [[Futureshifted|future-shifted]] card and was stopped by the ''Magic'' [[rules]] Manager at the time, [[Mark Gottlieb]],<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/82838993490/i-think-triple-strike-is-very-possible-in-magic|title=I think triple strike is very possible in Magic...|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=April 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="worth">{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/100429190403/do-you-ever-think-that-there-might-be-a-second|title=Do you ever think that there might be a second strike mechanic?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=October 19, 2014}}</ref><ref name="after">{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/100521681718/what-are-these-questions-about-last-strike|title=What are these questions about "Last Strike" referring to?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=October 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/128524147298/where-is-last-strike-on-the-scale-is-it-dead-or|title=Where is "Last Strike" on the scale?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=September 6, 2015}}</ref> due to rule rewriting issues.<ref name="after"/>
'''Last strike''' is a [[static ability]] featured in ''[[Unstable]]''.  


== Description ==
== Description ==
Last strike means it happens after normal damage,<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/128529699163/so-how-exactly-would-last-strike-work-and-what|title=So how exactly would last strike work?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=September 6, 2015}}</ref> just the opposite of [[First strike]].<ref name="after"/> It is flavorful downside<ref name="what">{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/100483890658/whats-the-point-of-last-strike-it-sounds-like|title=What's the point of Last Strike?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=October 20, 2014}}</ref> but it is not clear in what color would it be.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/121542679793/wouldnt-last-strike-be-much-more-flavourful-in|title=Wouldn't last strike be much more flavourful in white?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=June 14, 2015}}</ref> The problem with this mechanic is that it adds more complexity and it needs a great work on the rules.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/37698444930/what-makes-last-strike-so-different-from-first|title=What makes last strike so different from first strike?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=December 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/100558267458/the-only-reason-that-i-have-herd-thus-far-as-to|title=The only reason that I have herd thus far as to why we haven't yet seen last strike is...|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=October 20, 2014}}</ref> Back during Future Sight set design, it was not worth the rules rewriting it would require just to create one or two cards.<ref name="worth"/>
Last strike means it happens after normal damage,<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/128529699163/so-how-exactly-would-last-strike-work-and-what|title=So how exactly would last strike work?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=September 6, 2015}}</ref> just the opposite of [[First strike]].<ref name="after"/> It is flavorful downside<ref name="what">{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/100483890658/whats-the-point-of-last-strike-it-sounds-like|title=What's the point of Last Strike?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=October 20, 2014}}</ref> but it is not clear in what color would it be.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/121542679793/wouldnt-last-strike-be-much-more-flavourful-in|title=Wouldn't last strike be much more flavourful in white?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=June 14, 2015}}</ref> The problem with this mechanic is that it adds more complexity and it needs a great work on the rules.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/37698444930/what-makes-last-strike-so-different-from-first|title=What makes last strike so different from first strike?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=December 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/100558267458/the-only-reason-that-i-have-herd-thus-far-as-to|title=The only reason that I have herd thus far as to why we haven't yet seen last strike is...|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=October 20, 2014}}</ref> Back during Future Sight set design, it was not worth the rules rewriting it would require just to create one or two cards.<ref name="worth"/>


Mark Rosewater created it to allow the [[Triple strike]] mechanic be a thing.<ref name="after"/><ref name="what"/> He knows that there are some tricky ways to circumvent the rules to make Last strike work, but he wants that these ways also make Triple strike work.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/100482751328/why-not-just-have-last-strike-simply-read-all|title=Why not just have last strike simply read "all creatures blocking or blocked by this creature gain first strike until end of combat"?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=October 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/101509725233/with-regards-to-last-strike-couldnt-a-creature|title=Couldn't a creature with "Creatures blocking or blocked by this creature have first strike" work?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=November 1, 2014}}</ref>  
Mark Rosewater created it to allow the [[Triple strike]] mechanic be a thing.<ref name="after"/><ref name="what"/> He knows that there are some tricky ways to circumvent the rules to make Last strike work, but he wants that these ways also make Triple strike work.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/100482751328/why-not-just-have-last-strike-simply-read-all|title=Why not just have last strike simply read "all creatures blocking or blocked by this creature gain first strike until end of combat"?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=October 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/101509725233/with-regards-to-last-strike-couldnt-a-creature|title=Couldn't a creature with "Creatures blocking or blocked by this creature have first strike" work?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=November 1, 2014}}</ref>


Despite the concerns, Mark Rosewater still hopes to use the mechanic in a future set.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/134303965903/will-triple-strike-ever-be-a-thing|title=Will triple strike ever be a thing?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=November 30, 2015}}</ref>
==History==
[[Mark Rosewater]] tried to put Last Strike into [[Future Sight]] on a [[Futureshifted|future-shifted]] card and was stopped by the ''Magic'' [[rules]] Manager at the time, [[Mark Gottlieb]],<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/82838993490/i-think-triple-strike-is-very-possible-in-magic|title=I think triple strike is very possible in Magic...|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=April 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="worth">{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/100429190403/do-you-ever-think-that-there-might-be-a-second|title=Do you ever think that there might be a second strike mechanic?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=October 19, 2014}}</ref><ref name="after">{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/100521681718/what-are-these-questions-about-last-strike|title=What are these questions about "Last Strike" referring to?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=October 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/128524147298/where-is-last-strike-on-the-scale-is-it-dead-or|title=Where is "Last Strike" on the scale?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=September 6, 2015}}</ref> due to rule rewriting issues.<ref name="after"/>


== Example ==  
== Example ==  
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==References==
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[[Category:Un-sets]]


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Revision as of 22:59, 15 November 2017

Last strike
Keyword Ability
Type Static
Introduced Unstable
Last used Unstable
Reminder Text Last strike (This creature deals combat damage after creatures without last strike.)
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keyword:"Last strike"

Last strike is a static ability featured in Unstable.

Description

Last strike means it happens after normal damage,[1] just the opposite of First strike.[2] It is flavorful downside[3] but it is not clear in what color would it be.[4] The problem with this mechanic is that it adds more complexity and it needs a great work on the rules.[5][6] Back during Future Sight set design, it was not worth the rules rewriting it would require just to create one or two cards.[7]

Mark Rosewater created it to allow the Triple strike mechanic be a thing.[2][3] He knows that there are some tricky ways to circumvent the rules to make Last strike work, but he wants that these ways also make Triple strike work.[8][9]

History

Mark Rosewater tried to put Last Strike into Future Sight on a future-shifted card and was stopped by the Magic rules Manager at the time, Mark Gottlieb,[10][7][2][11] due to rule rewriting issues.[2]

Example

References

  1. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (September 6, 2015). "". Tumblr.
  2. ↑ a b c d Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (October 20, 2014). "". Tumblr.
  3. ↑ a b Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (October 20, 2014). "". Tumblr.
  4. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (June 14, 2015). "". Tumblr.
  5. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (December 11, 2012). "". Tumblr.
  6. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (October 20, 2014). "". Tumblr.
  7. ↑ a b Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (October 19, 2014). "". Tumblr.
  8. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (October 20, 2014). "". Tumblr.
  9. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (November 1, 2014). "". Tumblr.
  10. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (April 15, 2014). "". Tumblr.
  11. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (September 6, 2015). "". Tumblr.

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