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If no creatures are declared as attackers, the declare blockers step and combat damage step are skipped. If any attacking or blocking creatures has [[First Strike]] or [[Double Strike]], there are two combat damage steps. | If no creatures are declared as attackers, the declare blockers step and combat damage step are skipped. If any attacking or blocking creatures has [[First Strike]] or [[Double Strike]], there are two combat damage steps. | ||
A creature is ''removed from combat'' if: | A creature is ''removed from combat'' if: | ||
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Tapping or untapping a creature that’s already been declared as an attacker or blocker doesn’t remove it from combat and doesn’t prevent its combat damage. ''(This is contrary to pre-sixth edition rules.)'' | Tapping or untapping a creature that’s already been declared as an attacker or blocker doesn’t remove it from combat and doesn’t prevent its combat damage. ''(This is contrary to pre-sixth edition rules.)'' | ||
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* 306. Combat Phase | |||
**306.1. The combat phase has five steps, which proceed in order: beginning of combat, declare attackers, declare blockers, combat damage, and end of combat. The declare blockers and combat damage steps are skipped if no creatures are declared as attackers (see rule 308.4). There are two combat damage steps if any attacking or blocking creature has first strike (see rule 502.2) or double strike (see rule 502.28). | |||
**306.2. A creature is removed from combat if it leaves play (such as by being destroyed or removed from the game), if it regenerates (see rule 419.6b), if its controller changes, if it stops being a creature, or if an effect removes it from combat. Removed from combat means the creature stops being an attacking, blocking, blocked, and/or unblocked creature. | |||
***306.2a Once a creature has been declared as an attacking or blocking creature, spells or abilities that would have kept that creature from attacking or blocking don’t remove the creature from combat. | |||
***306.2b Tapping or untapping a creature that’s already been declared as an attacker or blocker doesn’t remove it from combat and doesn’t prevent its combat damage. | |||
**306.3. During the combat phase, the active player is attacking and is the attacking player. As the combat phase starts, the active player chooses one of his or her opponents. The chosen opponent is being attacked and is the defending player. Some multiplayer games allow the active player to attack multiple other players. See rule 602, “Attack Multiple Players Option” and rule 606, “Two-Headed Giant Variant.” | |||
**306.4. An attacking creature is attacking alone if no other creatures are attacking. A blocking creature is blocking alone if no other creatures are blocking. | |||
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[[Category:Magic rules]][[Category:Turn structure]] | [[Category:Magic rules]][[Category:Turn structure]] | ||
Revision as of 16:18, 22 July 2007
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The combat phase is the third phase in a turn, and has five steps in this order:
- Beginning of Combat Step
- Declare Attackers Step
- Declare Blockers Step
- Combat Damage Step
- End of Combat Step
If no creatures are declared as attackers, the declare blockers step and combat damage step are skipped. If any attacking or blocking creatures has First Strike or Double Strike, there are two combat damage steps.
A creature is removed from combat if:
- it leaves play
- it regenerates [CR 419.6b]
- its controller changes
- it stops being a creature
- an effect removes it from combat
When a creature is removed from combat it stops being an attacking, blocking, blocked, and/or unblocked creature.
If a creature has been declared as an attacking or blocking creature, spells or abilities that would have kept that creature from attacking or blocking do not remove the creature from combat.
Example
If a player would want to cast an Off Balance it must be done before a creature has been declared attacker or blocker. Otherwise it will have no effect.
Tapping or untapping a creature that’s already been declared as an attacker or blocker doesn’t remove it from combat and doesn’t prevent its combat damage. (This is contrary to pre-sixth edition rules.)
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