Tasty

Tasty
Keyword Ability
Type	Static
Introduced	Mystery Booster
Last used	Mystery Booster
Reminder Text	Tasty (This creature can be attacked directly. If it is attacked, it can't block creatures that didn't attack it.)
Scryfall Statistics
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Tasty is a static ability that renders a creature vulnerable to direct attacks, similar how a planeswalker can be attacked.

The mechanic appeared on a test card in the Mystery Booster set. It takes inspiration from other card games like Hearthstone or Yu-Gi-Oh where the player on the offensive has more agency and can directly target opposing creatures. Within the context of Magic, it acts like an anti-Provoke, where instead of the controller being able to force combat with any opposing creature, the controller's opponents can force combat with this one particular one.

Rulings

From the Release Notes for Mystery Booster (November 11, 2019)

• If a creature attacks a creature, the controller of the attacked creature is the defending player. That player's creatures that aren't attacked can block the attacking creature.
• A player can use an attacked creature to block a creature attacking it or choose to not block with it at all.
• An unblocked attacking creature that's attacking a creature deals its combat damage to the creature it attacks and vice versa, following the same rules for an attacking creature and a creature blocking it. However, if the attacking creature has trample, it can't assign trample damage to the defending player.

Example

Example

Seasoned Weaponsmith
Creature — Bird Warrior
5/2
Tasty (This creature can be attacked directly. If it is attacked, it can't block creatures that didn't attack it.)