Alphawolf626 says... #3
I believe so. Even though it doesnt gain Defender, a lot of the older cards state that walls cant attack.
March 1, 2012 9:36 p.m.
Alphawolf626 says... #4
Burkek is correct. It can still attack
Changing a creature's type no longer affects whether it can attack. A Wall that becomes a non-Wall will still have the defender ability. Likewise, a non-Wall that becomes a Wall won't have the defender ability.
March 1, 2012 9:38 p.m.
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #5
The wall creature type no longer has the built-in rules baggage that automatically means it can't attack. The rules about that were changed when the defender keyword ability was first introduced. If a creature has the wall type, but doesn't have defender, it can attack.
March 1, 2012 11:20 p.m.
hunter9000 says... #6
burkek is right, except that Wall isn't a supertype, it's a creature type, which is a subtype.
205.4a A card can also have one or more supertypes. These are printed directly before its card types. The supertypes are basic, legendary, ongoing, snow, and world.
205.3b Subtypes of each card type except plane are always single words and are listed after a long dash. Each word after the dash is a separate subtype; such objects may have multiple types. Subtypes of planes are also listed after a long dash, but may be multiple words; all words after the dash are, collectively, a single subtype.
March 2, 2012 12:35 a.m.
sweet ok thanks guys. i still play a lot of older sets and dont always check the rulings when they're updated! so daft..
burkek says... #1
Mutavault can attack. Wall basically used to mean it had defender, but since has been declared a super type, similar to legendary.
March 1, 2012 9:35 p.m.