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The '''Declare blockers step''' is a [[step]] of the [[Combat phase]], where [[attack]]ing creatures may be [[blocking|blocked]]. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/academy/5|The Art of the Block|[[Ted Knutson]]|November 11, 2006}}</ref> | |||
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**'''509.1.''' First, the defending player declares blockers. This turn-based action doesn't use the stack. To declare blockers, the defending player follows the steps below, in order. If at any point during the declaration of blockers, the defending player is unable to comply with any of the steps listed below, the declaration is illegal; the game returns to the moment before the declaration (see rule 717, "[[Handling Illegal Actions]]"). | **'''509.1.''' First, the defending player declares blockers. This turn-based action doesn't use the stack. To declare blockers, the defending player follows the steps below, in order. If at any point during the declaration of blockers, the defending player is unable to comply with any of the steps listed below, the declaration is illegal; the game returns to the moment before the declaration (see rule 717, "[[Handling Illegal Actions]]"). | ||
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**'''509.7.''' If a creature is put onto the battlefield blocking, its controller chooses which attacking creature it's blocking as it enters the battlefield (unless the effect that put it onto the battlefield specifies what it's blocking), then the active player announces the new creature's placement in the blocked creature's damage assignment order. The relative order among the remaining blocking creatures is unchanged. A creature put onto the battlefield this way is "blocking" but, for the purposes of trigger events and effects, it never "blocked." {{CR Example|<c>Giant Spider</c> is blocked by <c>Canyon Minotaur</c>. The defending player casts <c>Flash Foliage</c>, which puts a Saproling token onto the battlefield blocking the Giant Spider. Giant Spider's controller announces the Giant Spider's damage assignment order as the Saproling token, then Canyon Minotaur.}}}} | **'''509.7.''' If a creature is put onto the battlefield blocking, its controller chooses which attacking creature it's blocking as it enters the battlefield (unless the effect that put it onto the battlefield specifies what it's blocking), then the active player announces the new creature's placement in the blocked creature's damage assignment order. The relative order among the remaining blocking creatures is unchanged. A creature put onto the battlefield this way is "blocking" but, for the purposes of trigger events and effects, it never "blocked." {{CR Example|<c>Giant Spider</c> is blocked by <c>Canyon Minotaur</c>. The defending player casts <c>Flash Foliage</c>, which puts a Saproling token onto the battlefield blocking the Giant Spider. Giant Spider's controller announces the Giant Spider's damage assignment order as the Saproling token, then Canyon Minotaur.}}}} | ||
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Revision as of 08:52, 1 April 2014
Template:Navigation CRTemplate:Navigation turn structure The Declare blockers step is a step of the Combat phase, where attacking creatures may be blocked. [1] Lua error in Module:CR at line 549: Unknown error, multiple lookups .
References
- ↑ Ted Knutson (November 11, 2006). "The Art of the Block". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.