Brave the Sands
Asked by nismonate81 9 years ago
Semi dumb question can a creature block two creatures although he would die from blocking either one?
Rhadamanthus says... #2
To be clear, in case this is part of the question: If a defending creature is blocking more than one attacking creature, it blocks them at the same time. It doesn't block one attacker first and then the other(s) at some later point in the combat phase.
BlueScope says... Accepted answer #1
A creature can't block two creatures at all, unless an ability says it can, for example Brave the Sands. From there, it can block an additional creature (meaning 2 unless you have other effects that boost this), and aside from things like Protection, that's all the requirements you have to fill - their power and toughness aren't relevant at any point, nor is whether a creature would die if it blocked.
Remember that a creature that becomes blocked doesn't become un-blocked because it's blocker leaves the battlefield or becomes tapped or anything like that. They can still deal combat damage to the player with Trample or similar abilities, but they are always considered to be blocked.
September 9, 2015 3:38 a.m.