attacking and tapping

Asked by Bigburlybill 12 years ago

Is it possible to attack with a mana dork or some othr creature with a tap ability and be able to tap it?

For instance:

I attack with an card:Avacyn's Pilgrim.

Blockers are declared.

Can I then tap him for mana and he will stay in combat?If yes, then is it possible to do this with other tap abilities such as the original Niv-Mizzet?

Thanks

Chubbub says... #1

No, because he needs to be tapped to attack. If he had vigilance, and you tapped him he would be removed from combat.

January 10, 2013 3:30 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #2

@Chubbub: The second half of your answer is wrong.

A creature without vigilance must tap to attack. You can't respond to this tap. In this case, you can either attack with card:Avacyn's Pilgrim or tap it for mana. A creature that could do both is Steward of Valeron , which has vigilance.

Tapping or untapping an attacking creature does not remove it from combat. Only effects that specifically remove a creature from combat will do so.

January 10, 2013 3:39 p.m.

Chubbub says... #3

Thanks for correcting me Epochalyptik.

January 10, 2013 3:41 p.m.

Bigburlybill says... #4

Thanks for the reply! This clarifies my question. =)

January 10, 2013 6:05 p.m.