Kaalia of the vast and Master of Cruelties legality
Asked by Lazarus369 11 years ago
So if i attack with Kaalia of the Vast can I bring out Master of Cruelties and attack with it, or does Master of Cruelties ability of only being able to attack alone prevent that? Which card rule do I follow?
Kaalia of the Vast puts it into play already attacking, and it gets around the the "can only attack alone" restriction
You also have a gatherer ruling that says that even though Master of Cruelties was placed onto the battlefield already attacking, it's ability will still trigger.
4/15/2013 An ability that triggers when something "attacks and isn't blocked" triggers in the declare blockers step after blockers are declared if (1) that creature is attacking and (2) no creatures are declared to block it. It will trigger even if that creature was put onto the battlefield attacking rather than having been declared as an attacker in the declare attackers step.
It's the not-blocked-nes of it that causes the ability to trigger, and not the act of attacking itself (as the rules text might seem to be worded)
Drilnoth says... #1
It works. Master of Cruelties cannot be announced as an attack alongside other creatures. If something puts him onto the battlefield attack, such as Kaalia, that restriction doesn't apply. Think of Master of Cruelties's ability as working like "As you choose attacking creatures, you cannot choose both Master of Cruelties and another creature."
December 10, 2013 5:10 p.m.