About Illusionist's Gambit
Asked by Xenagonian 9 years ago
From what I've red this, Illusionist's Gambit, allows you to force an opponent to attack someone else instead of you. What I dont fully understand is the first line on the card; "Cast Illusionist's Gambit only during the declare blockers step on an opponent's turn." Does this mean you cant play it if youre the one being attacked? Thx to the experts in advantage :).
hyperlocke says... #2
You absolutely can play this if you are the one being attacked.
Although you are the one acting in the Declare Blockers Step, it still belongs to your opponent's turn.
nobu_the_bard says... Accepted answer #1
It means you can only cast it on an opponent's turn, during the declare blockers step. This step occurs after attackers are declared and priority has passed around the table (so you know what is attacking whom). Combat phases proceed in steps, such as declare attackers (+round of priority) -> declare blockers (+round of priority) -> damage (+round of priority; possibly two damage rounds in some cases).
The spell forces an additional entire new combat phase after all of those. The timing restriction ensures attackers are declared (blocking doesn't happen if no attackers were declared), and forces those attackers to belong to an opponent, since you cannot cast it on your own turn or a teammate's turn.
February 24, 2016 8:27 a.m.