Unblockable: Difference between revisions

From MTG Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
VisualWikitext
>Hunterofsalvation
No edit summary
>Hunterofsalvation
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
[[File:Duels Unblockable symbol.png|thumb|right|The ''Magic Duels'' symbol for Unblockable.]]
'''Unblockable''' is a [[List of Magic slang|slang term]] used to describe the [[mechanic]] that prevents [[creatures]] from being [[blocked]]. On cards it appears as '''Can't be blocked'''.
'''Unblockable''' is a [[List of Magic slang|slang term]] used to describe the [[mechanic]] that prevents [[creatures]] from being [[blocked]]. On cards it appears as '''Can't be blocked'''.
{{TOCright|limit=3}}
[[File:Duels Unblockable symbol.png|right|100px|The ''Magic Duels'' symbol for Unblockable.]]


==History==
For example:  
[[R&D]] tried to [[keyword]] this [[evasion ability]] only to discover that there are so many variations on it that they couldn't. Oficially it used to be an [[attribute]] of a creature, until it was made [[obsolete]] in ''[[Magic 2014]]'', where the text ''Is unblockable'' was changed to ''Can't be blocked''.<ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/magic-2014-core-set-rules-preview-2013-05-23|''Magic 2014'' Core Set Rules Preview|[[Matt Tabak]]|May 23, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/94614070843/what-is-the-reason-for-unblockable-not-being-a|title=What is the reason for "unblockable" not being a keyword?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=August 13, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Color Pie 2017">{{NewRef|making-magic/mechanical-color-pie-2017-2017-06-05|Mechanical Color Pie 2017|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 5, 2017}}</ref> Cards that used the term have received [[errata]] in the [[Oracle]] card reference. ''Can't be blocked'' is [[primary]] in [[blue]] That color both has creatures with this ability and grants it through [[spell]]s and [[Aura]]s.<ref name="Color Pie 2017"/>
 
===Example of Unblockable===
{{examples|text=''
{{examples|text=''
*<c>Phantom Warrior</c> - {{1}}{{U}}{{U}}<br>Creature {{-}} Illusion Warrior<br>2/2<br>Phantom Warrior can't be blocked.<br>
*<c>Phantom Warrior</c> - {{1}}{{U}}{{U}}<br>Creature {{-}} Illusion Warrior<br>2/2<br>Phantom Warrior can't be blocked.<br>
}}
}}
==History==
[[R&D]] tried to [[keyword]] this [[evasion ability]] only to discover that there are so many variations on it that they couldn't. Oficially it used to be an [[attribute]] of a creature, until it was made [[obsolete]] in ''[[Magic 2014]]'', where the text ''Is unblockable'' was changed to ''Can't be blocked''.<ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/magic-2014-core-set-rules-preview-2013-05-23|''Magic 2014'' Core Set Rules Preview|[[Matt Tabak]]|May 23, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/94614070843/what-is-the-reason-for-unblockable-not-being-a|title=What is the reason for "unblockable" not being a keyword?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=August 13, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Color Pie 2017">{{NewRef|making-magic/mechanical-color-pie-2017-2017-06-05|Mechanical Color Pie 2017|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 5, 2017}}</ref> Cards that used the term have received [[errata]] in the [[Oracle]] card reference. ''Can't be blocked'' is [[primary]] in [[blue]] That color both has creatures with this ability and grants it through [[spell]]s and [[Aura]]s.<ref name="Color Pie 2017"/>


==Granting unblockability==
==Granting unblockability==

Revision as of 15:42, 4 August 2017

Unblockable is a slang term used to describe the mechanic that prevents creatures from being blocked. On cards it appears as Can't be blocked.

The Magic Duels symbol for Unblockable.
The Magic Duels symbol for Unblockable.

For example:

History

R&D tried to keyword this evasion ability only to discover that there are so many variations on it that they couldn't. Oficially it used to be an attribute of a creature, until it was made obsolete in Magic 2014, where the text Is unblockable was changed to Can't be blocked.[1][2][3] Cards that used the term have received errata in the Oracle card reference. Can't be blocked is primary in blue That color both has creatures with this ability and grants it through spells and Auras.[3]

Granting unblockability

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).

Spells and Artifacts that grant Unblockable

Enchantments

target creature

Instants

Sorceries

Artifacts

Equipment

Land

Cards that allow a player 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]

Cannot be blocked by artifact creatures

Cannot be blocked by creature tokens

Cannot be blocked except by [color or artifact creatures]

Cannot be blocked by [creature type]

Cannot be blocked except by [creature type]

Cannot be blocked by creatures with [keyword ability]

Cannot be blocked except by creatures with [keyword ability]

Cannot be blocked by more than [number of blocking creatures]

Cannot be blocked except by [number of blocking creatures]

two or more creatures (Menace)

three or more creatures

Cannot be blocked by creatures with [number of power] or greater

Spells and Artifacts that grant "Cannot be blocked (except) by"

Cannot be blocked by [color]

Cannot be blocked by artifact creatures

Cannot be blocked except by [color or artifact creatures]

  • Seeker {2}{W}{W} (artifact and/or white)

Cannot be blocked by [creature type]

Cannot be blocked except by [creature type]

Cannot be blocked by creatures with [keyword ability]

Cannot be blocked except by creatures with [keyword ability]

Cannot be blocked by more than [number of blocking creatures]

Cannot be blocked except by [number of blocking creatures]

Cannot be blocked by creatures with [number of power] or greater

Rules (obsolete)

From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

Unblockable (Obsolete)
A term that meant “can’t be blocked.” Cards that used this term have received errata in the Oracle card reference.

References

  1. ↑ Template:NewRef
  2. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (August 13, 2014). "". Tumblr.
  3. ↑ a b Template:NewRef
Retrieved from "https://mtg.wiki/index.php?title=Unblockable&oldid=123353"