What happens with multiples Nessian Boars?
Asked by bonettig 3 years ago
Hi! Nessian Boar, whenever attacking, must be blocked by all creatures able to do so. What happens if I attack with, let's say, 3 Nessian Boars? Thanks!
So, except for being forced to block with every creatures he's got, my opponent is free to choose how to block?
I hoped the opponent had to block only one of them leaving the other boars unblocked or - even better - that he was unable to block at all...
May 22, 2020 11:58 a.m.
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #3
Right, your opponent has to block with all the creatures and each one of them has to block one of the Boars. Your opponent gets to choose which one for each blocker.
They don't all have to pile on just one Boar, because any Boar they block will satisfy one of the blocking requirements and the blocks will be equally legal.
Blocking with nothing isn't a legal choice because it doesn't satisfy any of the blocking requirements.
Rhadamanthus says... #1
If you attack with multiple Nessian Boars, the defending player chooses which one each of their blockers will block. If any of those creatures are able to block more than one attacker (because of High Ground, Echo Circlet, etc.) then they have to block more than one Boar.
The key thing here is that when making attacking and blocking decisions, you have to make sure you satisfy as many requirements as possible without violating any restrictions. Attacking with 3 Boars creates 3 requirements for each blocker. Normally it's only possible for a blocker to block one attacker, but if it's possible for a creature to block more than one attacker in this situation then the creature has to block more than one Boar.
May 22, 2020 8:54 a.m.