Hi, I've been playing magic since the 90's and wasn't aware there was a rule change in 2010. I've been reading the combat rules now, and not sure I see how I can do something I've been doing using prior to 2010 rule change involving a Nettle Sentinel and Giant Growth.
What I could do was, my opponent declares attackers, I would then cast giant growth on my tapped Nettle Sentinel to untap them, and then declare them as a blocker. Now it looks like the rules say they choose attackers, I choose blockers, if my Nettle Sentinel is tapped I can't declare it as a blocker since it's tapped. Then I get to cast spells, and now is useless casting giant growth on the Nettle Sentinel to untap it since the declare blockers step is over. Is that the case or can I still cast giant growth after declaring attackers so I can untap it and declare it a blocker? Thank you
The declaration of attackers happens in the Declare Attackers step; it is a Turn-Based Action that happens as the step begins - before players receive the opportunity to act. Similarly, blocking happens in the next step, Declare Blockers.
This implies that blocking does not happen until you have a chance to act after attackers are declared. Specifically, you will act in the declare attackers step, casting your spell and untappeding Nettle Sentinel. The block is legal by the time that step ends.
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What I could do was, my opponent declares attackers, I would then cast giant growth on my tapped Nettle Sentinel to untap them, and then declare them as a blocker. Now it looks like the rules say they choose attackers, I choose blockers, if my Nettle Sentinel is tapped I can't declare it as a blocker since it's tapped. Then I get to cast spells, and now is useless casting giant growth on the Nettle Sentinel to untap it since the declare blockers step is over. Is that the case or can I still cast giant growth after declaring attackers so I can untap it and declare it a blocker? Thank you
This implies that blocking does not happen until you have a chance to act after attackers are declared. Specifically, you will act in the declare attackers step, casting your spell and untapp
eding Nettle Sentinel. The block is legal by the time that step ends.Awesome avatar provided by Krashbot @ [Epic Graphics].