Illegal block
Asked by EmperorEvil 13 years ago
Opponent declares attacker (non-flyer)I declare blocker (non-flyer)I play Jump on their attacker.ILLEGAL BLOCK. What happens?
Thats not an illegal block. The attacking creature is blocked normally and both creatures get combat damage normally.
September 8, 2012 10:26 a.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #3
Flying, Intimidate, Shadow, and other abilities that affect legal blocking decisions only matter at the time blocks are being declared. After that point, giving or removing such an ability doesn't change anything. Any blocks that were legal at the time they were declared are still blocks.
September 8, 2012 10:32 a.m.
From the CR on combat, blocking in particular:
509. Declare Blockers Step509.1. First, the defending player declares blockers. This turn-based action doesn't use the stack. To declare blockers, the defending player follows the steps below, in order. If at any point during the declaration of blockers, the defending player is unable to comply with any of the steps listed below, the declaration is illegal; the game returns to the moment before the declaration (see rule 717, "Handling Illegal Actions").509.1b The defending player checks each creature he or she controls to see whether it's affected by any restrictions (effects that say a creature can't block, or that it can't block unless some condition is met). If any restrictions are being disobeyed, the declaration of blockers is illegal.A restriction may be created by an evasion ability (a static ability an attacking creature has that restricts what can block it). If an attacking creature gains or loses an evasion ability after a legal block has been declared, it doesn't affect that block. Different evasion abilities are cumulative.509.1h An attacking creature with one or more creatures declared as blockers for it becomes a blocked creature; one with no creatures declared as blockers for it becomes an unblocked creature. This remains unchanged until the creature is removed from combat, an effect says that it becomes blocked or unblocked, or the combat phase ends, whichever comes first. A creature remains blocked even if all the creatures blocking it are removed from combat.
From the rules, when you declare blockers, the block is legal (non-flying blocking non-flying) (509.1b).
Therefore, once an attacking creature is blocked, it will remain blocked throughout the combat phase (509.1h).
When your opponent casts Jump AFTER it has been blocked, your opponent's attacking creature will remain blocked. Do note that both creatures will still deal combat damage to each other, regardless that your opponent's creature now has flying.
September 8, 2012 10:37 a.m.
I think I found the correlating rule: "509.1b The defending player checks each creature he or she controls to see whether its affected by any restrictions (effects that say a creature cant block, or that it cant block unless some condition is met). If any restrictions are being disobeyed, the declaration of blockers is illegal. A restriction may be created by an evasion ability (a static ability an attacking creature has that restricts what can block it). If an attacking creature gains or loses an evasion ability after a legal block has been declared, it doesnt affect that block. Different evasion abilities are cumulative."
BrokenZygoma says... #1
After the creature is blocked, It stays blocked so no damage gets through unless the creature gets trample.
September 8, 2012 9:49 a.m.