Cloudshift on blocking Restoration Angel + another blocking creature
Asked by Zethmal 2 years ago
If I block an opponent’s creature (say, a 3/3 token) with my 1/2 Chimney Imp and block another opponent’s creature (say, a 5/5 token) with my 3/4 Restoration Angel, which was already on the field (not flashed in) but then Cloudshift the angel, with the intent of both protecting her from lethal damage and using her effect to protect my imp from receiving damage, does it work? Or does damage get assigned to my imp before my angel has a chance to come back into play?
Chimney Imp Cloudshift Restoration Angel
Let's discuss order of events on combat for a moment. There are four, sometimes five steps we care about.
- Declare Attackers step: the attacking player declares all attacking creatures. Then players get a round of priority to respond.
- Declare Blockers step: the defending players (in turn order) declare how they are blocking. Any creatures blocked in this step are now considered "blocked" for the rest of combat, regardless of what happens next. Then players get a round of priority.
- Damage step (if there are first/double strike creatures, this happens twice): all attacking and blocking creatures deal damage at the same time. Creatures that left combat do not deal or take damage. Any creatures dealt lethal damage die, then players get a round of priority.
- End of combat step: "until end of combat" stuff ends, then players get a round of priority.
So you can declare both creatures as blockers, then during the declare blockers step Cloudshift the angel. When it enters, it's not in combat. Its ETB blinks the Imp, which is also now not in combat (technically they're both new permanents). During the damage step, the attacking creatures are blocked but don't have a blocking creature to hit anymore, so they deal no damage unless they have trample.
ApaKnight says... Accepted answer #1
You can assign both creatures as blockers, then before damage, when you cloudshift the restoration angel it's ETB will trigger so then you can also blink the Imp. Then both creatures will essentially be "new" versions of themselves, and the attacking creatures will hit nothing, what was supposed to block them isn't there anymore, but they still remain blocked. Neither your creatures or the attacking creatures will take any damage. NOTE: if any attacking creature has trample all of that damage would still hit the player it was attacking, since it is basically being blocked by a 0/0 at this point.
December 28, 2021 5:56 p.m.