I realize that the un cards are not supported by the comp rules but, if I were to enchant Extremely Slow Zombie with Battle Mastery, what do you think would be the result?
Well, the result will be whatever the players in the game think will be the result. For example, the players in the game may agree that if double strike and "last strike" appear among attacking and blocking creatures—
the combat phase will have three combat damage steps rather than one, and
creatures with only "last strike" can assign combat damage only in the third step,
similarly to how double strike and first strike work (review C.R. 702.4, 702.7).
In general, in a game allowing "silver-bordered" cards such as those in Unglued, Unhinged, and Unstable, the players in the game can agree on modifications to the comprehensive rules ("house rules") to accommodate situations, such as this one, that the comprehensive rules neither regulate nor answer and that are unique to such cards (see also C.R. 100.7). In the case of "last strike", the comprehensive rules don't define the "last strike" keyword, but players can still agree on how "last strike" works in their games (that allow "silver-bordered" cards). In this sense, the reminder text of cards with "last strike" as well as Mark Rosewater's "rulings" can serve as inspiration for the rules those players adopt for the "last strike" keyword, which is not to say that that text and those "rulings" have to be followed exactly if the players find an alternative approach more entertaining.
In this sense, the reminder text of cards with "last strike" as well as Mark Rosewater's "rulings" can serve as inspiration for the rules those players adopt for the "last strike" keyword, which is not to say that that text and those "rulings" have to be followed exactly if the players find an alternative approach more entertaining.
What happens if I give a creature first strike or double strike to a creature with last strike?
If you give first strike to a creature with last strike, it'll deal combat damage twice: once during first-strike combat damage and again during last-strike combat damage. If you give a creature double strike to a creature with last strike, it'll deal combat damage three times: once during first-strike combat damage, again during normal combat damage, and again during last-strike damage. Essentially, double strike + last strike = triple strike.
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In general, in a game allowing "silver-bordered" cards such as those in Unglued, Unhinged, and Unstable, the players in the game can agree on modifications to the comprehensive rules ("house rules") to accommodate situations, such as this one, that the comprehensive rules neither regulate nor answer and that are unique to such cards (see also C.R. 100.7). In the case of "last strike", the comprehensive rules don't define the "last strike" keyword, but players can still agree on how "last strike" works in their games (that allow "silver-bordered" cards). In this sense, the reminder text of cards with "last strike" as well as Mark Rosewater's "rulings" can serve as inspiration for the rules those players adopt for the "last strike" keyword, which is not to say that that text and those "rulings" have to be followed exactly if the players find an alternative approach more entertaining.
Although one of Mark Rosewater's "rulings" did answer this directly.
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/unstable-faqawaslfaqpaftidawabiajtbt-2017-12-06