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A creature's ability that grants unblockability can be [[static ability|static]] (<c>Covert Operative</c>), [[triggered ability|triggered]] (<c>Bubbling Beebles</c>) or [[activated ability|activated]] (<c>Blockade Runner</c>). Some spells also grant a creature unblockability, often along with [[shroud]]. Additionally, some effects that grant unblockability may only target creatures with power 2 or less (<c>Dwarven Warriors</c>). | |||
==Example of Unblockable== | ==Example of Unblockable== | ||
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==Color percentages== | ==Color percentages== | ||
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There | There arw a total of 83 cards that involve unblockable, which divide by color as such: | ||
*Blue = 59 % | *Blue = 59 % | ||
*Multicolor = 11 % | *Multicolor = 11 % | ||
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*<c>Ghostform</c> {{1}}{{u}} (up to two target creatures) | *<c>Ghostform</c> {{1}}{{u}} (up to two target creatures) | ||
*<c>Hearth Charm</c> {{1}}{{r}} (target creature with power 2 or less) | *<c>Hearth Charm</c> {{1}}{{r}} (target creature with power 2 or less) | ||
*<c>Infiltrate</c> | *<c>Infiltrate</c> {{u}} | ||
*<c>Sewers of Estark</c> {{2}}{{b}}{{b}} | *<c>Sewers of Estark</c> {{2}}{{b}}{{b}} | ||
*<c>Teleport</c> {{u}}{{u}}{{u}} | *<c>Teleport</c> {{u}}{{u}}{{u}} | ||
*<c>Trailblazer</c> {{2}}{{g}}{{g}} | *<c>Trailblazer</c> {{2}}{{g}}{{g}} | ||
*<c>Veil of Secrecy</c> {{1}}{{u}} (also | *<c>Veil of Secrecy</c> {{1}}{{u}} (also grants shroud) | ||
'''Sorceries''' | '''Sorceries''' | ||
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'''Equipment''' | '''Equipment''' | ||
*<c>Whispersilk Cloak</c> {{3}} (also | *<c>Whispersilk Cloak</c> {{3}} (also grants shroud) | ||
==Cards that allow unblockable attacking creature | ==Cards that allow one to block an unblockable attacking creature== | ||
'''Instants''' | '''Instants''' | ||
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=="Cannot be blocked (except) by"== | =="Cannot be blocked (except) by"== | ||
A variant of 'unblockable' | A variant of 'unblockable' restricts unblockability to a certain subset of creatures, often naming a [[color]], [[creature type]], number of [[power]] or greater, number of [[blocking]] creatures or creatures with a certain [[keyword ability]]. | ||
==Example of "Cannot be blocked (except) by"== | ==Example of "Cannot be blocked (except) by"== | ||
Revision as of 04:53, 9 July 2012
Unblockable is an attribute of a creature that precludes it from being blocked.
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A creature's ability that grants unblockability can be static (Covert Operative), triggered (Bubbling Beebles) or activated (Blockade Runner). Some spells also grant a creature unblockability, often along with shroud. Additionally, some effects that grant unblockability may only target creatures with power 2 or less (Dwarven Warriors).
Example of Unblockable
Color percentages
There arw a total of 83 cards that involve unblockable, which divide by color as such:
- Blue = 59 %
- Multicolor = 11 %
- Red = 7 %
- Artifact = 7 %
- Green = 5 %
- White = 5 %
- Black = 4 %
- Land = 2 %
Spells and Artifacts that grant Unblockable
Enchantments
target creature
- Cloak of Mists
- Protective Bubble
(also has shroud) - Steel of the Godhead
Template:Uw (as long as enchanted creature is blue) - Writ of Passage (enchanted creature with power 2 or less)
Instants
- Ghostform (up to two target creatures)
- Hearth Charm
(target creature with power 2 or less) - Infiltrate
- Sewers of Estark
- Teleport
- Trailblazer
- Veil of Secrecy (also grants shroud)
Sorceries
Artifacts
- Runed Arch (target creature(s) with power 2 or less)
- Tawnos's Wand (target creature with power 2 or less)
Equipment
- Whispersilk Cloak (also grants shroud)
Cards that allow one to block an unblockable attacking creature
Instants
Creature
"Cannot be blocked (except) by"
A variant of 'unblockable' restricts unblockability to a certain subset of creatures, often naming a color, creature type, number of power or greater, number of blocking creatures or creatures with a certain keyword ability.
Example of "Cannot be blocked (except) by"
Creatures that are "Cannot be blocked (except) by"
Cannot be blocked by [color]
- Barrenton Cragtreads Template:WuTemplate:Wu (red)
- Dauthi Horror (white)
- Elder Spawn
(red) - Fylamarid (blue)
- Metathran Transport (blue)
- Mudbrawler Raiders Template:RgTemplate:Rg (blue)
- Raven's Run Dragoon Template:GwTemplate:Gw (black)
- Sacred Knight
(black and/or red) - Sootwalkers Template:BrTemplate:Br (white)
- Wanderbrine Rootcutters Template:UbTemplate:Ub (green)
Cannot be blocked by artifact creatures
Cannot be blocked except by [color or artifact creatures]
- Amrou Seekers (artifact and/or white)
- Dread Warlock (black)
- Manta Ray (blue)
- Prowling Nightstalker (black)
- Skirk Shaman (artifact and/or red)
- Zulaport Enforcer (black)
Cannot be blocked by [creature type]
- Bog Rats (Walls)
- Clockwork Swarm (Walls)
- Flow of Maggots (non-Walls)
- Juggernaut (Walls)
- Otarian Juggernaut (Walls)
- Rampart Crawler (Walls)
- Stromkirk Noble (Humans)
- Vindictive Mob (Saprolings)
Cannot be blocked except by [creature type]
- Evil Eye of Orms-by-Gore (Walls)
- Shifting Sliver (Slivers; grant by all Slivers)
Cannot be blocked by creatures with [keyword ability]
- Gnat Alley Creeper (flying)
- Greater Stone Spirit (flying)
- Stone Spirit (flying)
- Taoist Mystic (horsemanship)
- Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage (horsemanship)
Cannot be blocked except by creatures with [keyword ability]
- Elven Riders (Walls and/or creatures with flying)
- Noggle Bandit Template:UrTemplate:Ur (defender)
- Orchard Spirit (flying or reach)
- Signal Pest (flying or reach)
- Silhana Ledgewalker (flying)
- Treetop Rangers (flying)
- Treetop Scout (flying)
Cannot be blocked by more than [number of blocking creatures]
- Charging Rhino (one creature)
- Huang Zhong, Shu General (one creature)
- Ironhoof Ox (one creature)
- Krosan Vorine (one creature)
- Norwood Riders (one creature)
- Stalking Tiger (one creature)
- Yuan Shao, the Indecisive (one creature)
Cannot be blocked except by [number of blocking creatures]
- Caterwauling Boggart (two or more creatures; grant by Goblin or Elemental you control)
- Gorilla Berserkers (three or more creatures)
- Guile (three or more creatures)
- Horde of Boggarts (two or more creatures)
- Kederekt Creeper (two or more creatures)
- Pathrazer of Ulamog
(three or more creatures) - Phyrexian Colossus
(three or more creatures) - Searing Spear Askari (two or more creatures; activated ability)
- Stormblood Berserker (two or more creatures)
- Summit Apes (two or more creatures; triggered by as long as controlling a Mountain)
- Terror of Kruin Pass (two or more creatures; grant by Werewolf you control)
- Two-Headed Dragon (two or more creatures)
- Two-Headed Sliver (two or more creatures; grant by all Slivers)
- Viashino Runner (two or more creatures)
- Vine Kami
(two or more creatures) - Wind Spirit (two or more creatures)
Cannot be blocked by creatures with [number of power] or greater
- Amrou Kithkin (power 3)
- Fleet-Footed Monk (power 2)
- Goldmeadow Dodger (power 4)
Spells and Artifacts that grant "Cannot be blocked (except) by"
Cannot be blocked by [color]
- Black Scarab (black)
- Blue Scarab (blue)
- Green Scarab (green)
- Red Scarab (red)
- White Scarab (white)
Cannot be blocked by artifact creatures
Cannot be blocked except by [color or artifact creatures]
- Seeker (artifact and/or white)
Cannot be blocked by [creature type]
- Blazing Torch (Vampires or Zombies)
- Field of Reality (Spirits)
- Tower of Coireall (Walls)
Cannot be blocked except by [creature type]
- Cloak of Invisibility (Walls) (also has phasing)
- Invisibility (Walls)
Cannot be blocked by creatures with [keyword ability]
- Dust Corona (flying)
Cannot be blocked except by creatures with [keyword ability]
- Canopy Cover (flying or reach)
- Infiltrator's Magemark (defender)
- Treetop Bracers (flying)
Cannot be blocked by more than [number of blocking creatures]
- Familiar Ground (one creature)
- Vorrac Battlehorns (one creature)
Cannot be blocked except by [number of blocking creatures]
- Goblin War Drums (two or more creatures)
- Imposing Visage (two or more creatures)
Cannot be blocked by creatures with [number of power] or greater
- Kithkin Armor (power 3)