I attack with creature, opponent chooses not to block, I boost creature damage with instant
Asked by Link_AJ 11 years ago
Is that possible?
Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #2
Yes.
Players must pass priority in succession to progress the game to the next step or phase. After your opponent announces that he or she declares no blockers, you receive priority and may activate abilities and cast spells. Your opponent can respond, but he or she cannot change blockers. Blocking decisions are all made at the beginning of the declare blockers step.
December 24, 2013 6:26 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #3
As for your second question, no. Once an attacking creature is blocked, it becomes and remains a blocked creature for the rest of combat. It won't deal combat damage to the defending player or planeswalker unless it has trample.
December 24, 2013 6:27 p.m.
Thanks, what about my 2nd question?:
what if I attack, and my opponent does choose to block. Can I kill the blocker with a removal spell and still have my attacking creature hit the player?
December 24, 2013 6:27 p.m.
Oh ok thanks, lol I've been playing Magic wrong all my life then
December 24, 2013 6:27 p.m.
Last question (probably maybe)
So I know that when a creature with double strike hits a weaker creature, the second (normal) strike doesn't occur. So for example, 2/2 double strike attacks, 1/1 blocks, blocker dies with first hit and second hit does not happen. But what if the 2/2 has trample?
So to make it clear, 5/5 double strike trample attacks, and 1/1 blocks,how many damage does the player get?
December 24, 2013 6:30 p.m.
GlistenerAgent says... #7
@Link_AJ Actually, double strike works differently. In your first example regarding the 2/2 double striker blocked by the 1/1, the 1/1 would die in the first combat step, but the double striker would deal no damage during that combat step because it does not have trample. We then proceed to the second combat step, where the double striker will get to deal its 2 damage in the normal combat step to the defending player or planeswalker (or another blocking creature not destroyed in the first combat step).As for the second example, the 5/5 double striking trampler would deal 9 damage to the defending player, as 4 damage tramples through in the first combat step and the full 5 damage comes through in the normal combat step.
December 24, 2013 8:48 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #8
@Link_AJ: Please do not reselect as answers posts that don't actually answer the question.
@thispersonisagenius: You've gotten confused regarding the first scenario.
When the 2/2 creature with double strike and without trample is blocked by a 1/1 without double strike or first strike, it kills the 1/1 during the first combat damage step. The 2/2 will assign no damage in the second combat damage step (if there is one) because it doesn't have trample and because there are no creatures blocking it anymore. The 2/2 is still a blocked creature, though, because once creatures are blocked, those creatures remain blocked for the rest of combat.
December 24, 2013 9:08 p.m.
In your example with the 5/5 double striker that has trample the opponen ttakes 9 damage: 4 from the first strike damage (1 damage kills the 1/1) and then 5 damage in the normal combat damage step.
Link_AJ says... #1
Also, what if I attack, and my opponent does choose to block. Can I kill the blocker with a removal spell and still have my attacking creature hit the player?
December 24, 2013 6:25 p.m.