Alpha Authority goes brr?

Asked by Felipix 4 months ago

If a put Alpha Authority on some crreature with menace like Random card with manece just for example it's unblockable? I think yes but I dont really know

plakjekaas says... Accepted answer #1

Yes it is.

In Magic, "can't" always beats "can"

So if there's no contradiction between "can't be blocked by more than one creature" and menace, or "can't be blocked unless by two or more creatures" then they are both true.

And if you can't be blocked by less than two, but also not by more than one creature, then you effectively can't be blocked at all.

January 18, 2024 11:29 a.m.

Steelspike says... #2

Gruul War Chant and Familiar Ground do the same thing...

January 19, 2024 1:24 a.m.

Gidgetimer says... #3

CR for reference supporting plakjekaas's answer.

509.1c The defending player checks each creature they control to see whether it’s affected by any requirements (effects that say a creature must block, or that it must block if some condition is met). If the number of requirements that are being obeyed is fewer than the maximum possible number of requirements that could be obeyed without disobeying any restrictions, the declaration of blockers is illegal. If a creature can’t block unless a player pays a cost, that player is not required to pay that cost, even if blocking with that creature would increase the number of requirements being obeyed. If a requirement that says a creature blocks if able during a certain turn refers to a turn with multiple combat phases, the creature blocks if able during each declare blockers step in that turn.

January 21, 2024 12:51 a.m.

Rhadamanthus says... #4

Felipix: An answer to your question has been up for a while. Since there don't seem to be ay more follow-ups or any corrections that need to be made, I marked it as the "Accepted answer" so this topic can move out of the list of unanswered questions. In the future you can take care of this yourself using the "Mark as Answer" button on the response that you feel is the most helpful answer to your question.

January 25, 2024 12:04 p.m.