My opponent attacks with a creature. I declare a blocker. In response, he casts impeccable timing in response. He said the damage goes through to me. Is that true?
In general, an attacking creature that was blocked but has no blockers won't assign combat damage (C.R. 510.1c), and neither will a blocking creature with no attackers (C.R. 510.1d). One exception to this is if the attacking creature has trample, in which case during the combat damage step, it assigns its combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking if the attacker has no blockers (C.R. 702.19c). This answer assumes that the targeted creature is destroyed due to the damage from Impeccable Timing.
Sorry I wasn't more clear. Does the attacking creature deal damage to me?
In general, it won't assign (and thus deal) combat damage (C.R. 510.1c, 510.2). One exception to this is if the attacker has trample, in which case it assigns damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking (in your scenario, you) during the combat damage step (C.R. 702.19c). This answer assumes that your opponent targeted the blocking creature with Impeccable Timing and that creature is destroyed due to the damage from that spell (you wrote only that your opponent casts that spell "in response").
peteroupc is correct, but there may be some timing confusion on your opponent's part. Your opponent cannot "respond" to you declaring a blocker. Up until the declare blockers step your creature isn't a valid target for the spell (because it's not a blocking creature yet). Once the declare blockers step starts, the first thing that happens is that blocking is assigned. This cannot be responded to because it doesn't use the stack, and short of casting something like False Orders, there is nothing he can do to make his creature not blocked.
From the Comp. rules ( I only cut the most relevant points to your situation)
509. Declare Blockers Step
509.1. First, the defending player declares blockers. This turn-based action doesn’t use the stack.
509.1g Each chosen creature still controlled by the defending player becomes a blocking creature. Each one is blocking the attacking creatures chosen for it. It remains a blocking creature until it’s removed from combat or the combat phase ends, whichever comes first. See rule 506.4.
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.
510. Combat Damage Step
510.1c A blocked creature assigns its combat damage to the creatures blocking it. If no creatures are currently blocking it (if, for example, they were destroyed or removed from combat), it assigns no combat damage.
After blockers are assigned then damage assignment order is chosen, then any triggered effects go on the stack, and only then does the active player get priority to cast a spell.
Can you target Brimaz, King of Oreskos with impeccable timing or dose the "Any abilities of the Soldier creature card that trigger “Whenever [this creature] attacks” won’t trigger because the creature was never declared as an attacking creature." ruling apply to this?
Can you target Brimaz, King of Oreskos with impeccable timing or dose the "Any abilities of the Soldier creature card that trigger “Whenever [this creature] attacks” won’t trigger because the creature was never declared as an attacking creature." ruling apply to this?
Due to the age of this thread, you should open a new one rather than necro an old one.
To answer the question; being an "attacking" creature is not contingent on being declared as an attacker. So, yes, putting Brimaz onto the battlefield will not trigger something like Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs but it is still an attacking creature and thus a legal target for Impeccable Timing.
Thanks I will remember not to necro in the future but I thought it would be helpful to have this one revived for the up and coming set. You know with Exert.
Still I will make sure to check the thread dates. Oh and Thanks for the clarification.
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EDIT (Feb. 15): Correctness edit.
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From the Comp. rules ( I only cut the most relevant points to your situation)
509. Declare Blockers Step
509.1. First, the defending player declares blockers. This turn-based action doesn’t use the stack.
509.1g Each chosen creature still controlled by the defending player becomes a blocking creature. Each one is blocking the attacking creatures chosen for it. It remains a blocking creature until it’s removed from combat or the combat phase ends, whichever comes first. See rule 506.4.
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.
510. Combat Damage Step
510.1c A blocked creature assigns its combat damage to the creatures blocking it. If no creatures are currently blocking it (if, for example, they were destroyed or removed from combat), it assigns no combat damage.
After blockers are assigned then damage assignment order is chosen, then any triggered effects go on the stack, and only then does the active player get priority to cast a spell.
Can you target Brimaz, King of Oreskos with impeccable timing or dose the "Any abilities of the Soldier creature card that trigger “Whenever [this creature] attacks” won’t trigger because the creature was never declared as an attacking creature." ruling apply to this?
To answer the question; being an "attacking" creature is not contingent on being declared as an attacker. So, yes, putting Brimaz onto the battlefield will not trigger something like Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs but it is still an attacking creature and thus a legal target for Impeccable Timing.
Still I will make sure to check the thread dates. Oh and Thanks for the clarification.