Tromokratis and Courtly Provocateur

Asked by -Logician 9 years ago

If I use Courtly Provocateur to force one of my opponent's creatures to block, and then I attack with Tromokratis, are they then required to block with that creature, and thus required to block with everything they are able to block with?

Thanks in advanced.

Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #1

If there are any requirements or restrictions regarding attacking/blocking declarations, then the player has to maximize the requirements being fulfilled while not violating any restrictions. In your situation:

• Blocking with nothing fulfills no requirements and violates no restrictions
• Blocking with the "provoked" creature and fewer than all of the others fulfills one requirement but violates one restriction
• Blocking with all the creatures fulfills one requirement and violates no restriction. This is the legal choice.

March 3, 2016 5:05 p.m.

-Logician says... #2

Thanks Rhadamanthus. Just to clarify, the only allowed choice is your third scenario which suggests that using these two cards together in this way indeed forces your opponent to block with all available blockers, as long as all of them are able to block.

March 3, 2016 5:32 p.m.

Rhadamanthus says... #3

Correct. And if for some reason any of the other creatures aren't able to block, then the first choice ("no blocks") would be the only legal declaration.

March 3, 2016 7:14 p.m.