you can only declare 1 attack per combat. once youve done that and creature gets tapped, untapping it wont make him attack again
Except you don't declare attackers during the begginning of combat phase you do it during the declare attackers phase. It would go
Combat - Trigger goes on the stack, Opponent sacs a creature demon taps, you play a card that untaps the demon go to declare attackers
Declare attackers - Demon attacks
Don't think of it that way. His drawback is that he can be blocked by any creature, no matter what. He is a very non-evasive creature.
On the other hand, in limited, he helps clear the way for himself and is quite strong.
I disagree, I've always felt like flying IS evasion. Probably because it is. And the fact that he can only be blocked by creatures with flying or reach furer discredits your entire second sentence.
If you've already declared him attacking it doesn't matter if he's tapped or not, he's still attacking, You never TAP things after things are declared attacking, you do it before.
You tap things after they declare their combat step.which is obviously when his ability triggers.
you can only declare 1 attack per combat. once youve done that and creature gets tapped, untapping it wont make him attack again
Isn't this done only in the start of the combat phase but not during the declaring attackers phase? Meaning if I can untap the demon before I declare the attack it is still legit for it to attack. If I remember the break down correctly it would go something like this
Start of Combat Phase
- opponent sac creature to tap demon
- Before declaring attackers phase I use a card to untap demon
Declaring Attackers
- Then I declare my demon as an attacker
Declaring Blockers
- opponent blocks if he can
Damage Step
End Combat Phase
Anyway I think the demon is very strong, its a lose-lose situation for the opponent. If he doesn't sac then I attack, if I attack it hurts a lot. If he sacs he looses a blocker I get bigger and my other creatures can attack as well. Too bad lingering souls is still in the meta so this would have a hard time keeping the attack.
After rereading it, this guy works both ways, if my opponent attacks he can sac a creature to tap him so that I can loose a blocker but he looses an attacker, much better in offense then defene though.
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If you've already declared him attacking it doesn't matter if he's tapped or not, he's still attacking, You never TAP things after things are declared attacking, you do it before.
I know. I just meant that you can use an untap effect during the Beginning of Combat step if an opponent taps the demon, then you can attack with him and tapping him further won't do anything since the trigger for that is over.
Tokens makes him bad, but he's ABSURD in other match-ups for several different decks. Wow... you know a creature is really good when it's downside is actually still pretty good. I'd totally pay 4 mana for an enchantment that removes an opponent's creature each turn. This guy is that, plus a giant evasive body. Though I guess being a creature makes him more vulnerable.
I disagree, I've always felt like flying IS evasion. Probably because it is. And the fact that he can only be blocked by creatures with flying or reach furer discredits your entire second sentence.
He can be "blocked" by any creature on the field. Even creatures that can't block. Flying is evasion, until any dork on the field can be sacced to negate the evasion.
I disagree, I've always felt like flying IS evasion. Probably because it is. And the fact that he can only be blocked by creatures with flying or reach furer discredits your entire second sentence.
I think that guy is talking about how his drawback makes him technically unevasive. Since sacrificing a creature to Desecration Demon plays very much like Chumping him and it can be done with any creature.
It's a pretty good card. I really don't like how your opponent can sac a creature on their turn so that you can't even block with it sometimes. As is I think it's a sideboard card or maybe something for zombies.
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Sigarda would still be a chump blocker against this guy, and if anything would be a drawback, as you can't even choose to sacrifice a creature to stop the demon's ability.
As a spell or ability an opponent controls resolves, if it would force you to sacrifice a permanent, you just don't. That part of the effect does nothing. If that spell or ability gives you the option to sacrifice a permanent (as Brain Gorger's ability does), you can't take that option.
The Vorthos in me loves the flavor of this. A demon you can sacrifice your own guys to to appease! They should've named him Tribute Demon or something like that.
I am looking at this guy from how he impacts the board. He is either a "opponent sacs a creature per turn or takes 6" or 2BB 6/6 flying creature that can attack if opponent has no creatures. The drawback does not affect the controller except his resources. Abyssal Persecutor has one caveat: opponent can't lose the game. So, the predecessor was perhaps not as good. IDK, but seems to work very well with Liliana of the Veil and removal.
BTW, the whole chump blocker aspect is so tenuous at best here. Creatures are not selected or rejected in deck building because of "oh no, chump blocks." It matters more what you get for 2BB.
He can be "blocked" by any creature on the field. Even creatures that can't block. Flying is evasion, until any dork on the field can be sacced to negate the evasion.
The fact that they have to die in order to do so is relevant. You can probably say that a 7/7 without flying can "effectively block" the demon, but in doing so... it's dead regardless of having either indestructible or regeneration, and the demon lives.
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Except you don't declare attackers during the begginning of combat phase you do it during the declare attackers phase. It would go
Combat - Trigger goes on the stack, Opponent sacs a creature demon taps, you play a card that untaps the demon go to declare attackers
Declare attackers - Demon attacks
wat? But if you've already declared him as an attacker, your opponent can't tap him anymore. o_o
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I disagree, I've always felt like flying IS evasion. Probably because it is. And the fact that he can only be blocked by creatures with flying or reach furer discredits your entire second sentence.
You tap things after they declare their combat step.which is obviously when his ability triggers.
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Isn't this done only in the start of the combat phase but not during the declaring attackers phase? Meaning if I can untap the demon before I declare the attack it is still legit for it to attack. If I remember the break down correctly it would go something like this
Start of Combat Phase
- opponent sac creature to tap demon
- Before declaring attackers phase I use a card to untap demon
Declaring Attackers
- Then I declare my demon as an attacker
Declaring Blockers
- opponent blocks if he can
Damage Step
End Combat Phase
Anyway I think the demon is very strong, its a lose-lose situation for the opponent. If he doesn't sac then I attack, if I attack it hurts a lot. If he sacs he looses a blocker I get bigger and my other creatures can attack as well. Too bad lingering souls is still in the meta so this would have a hard time keeping the attack.
After rereading it, this guy works both ways, if my opponent attacks he can sac a creature to tap him so that I can loose a blocker but he looses an attacker, much better in offense then defene though.
I know. I just meant that you can use an untap effect during the Beginning of Combat step if an opponent taps the demon, then you can attack with him and tapping him further won't do anything since the trigger for that is over.
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Tokens makes him bad, but he's ABSURD in other match-ups for several different decks. Wow... you know a creature is really good when it's downside is actually still pretty good. I'd totally pay 4 mana for an enchantment that removes an opponent's creature each turn. This guy is that, plus a giant evasive body. Though I guess being a creature makes him more vulnerable.
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He can be "blocked" by any creature on the field. Even creatures that can't block. Flying is evasion, until any dork on the field can be sacced to negate the evasion.
Yeah, I have noticed that the last thing people like doing against zombies is sacing their blockers, Lol
We'll have to wait and see, but I can see this guy being more of a sideboard card for zombies.
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I think that guy is talking about how his drawback makes him technically unevasive. Since sacrificing a creature to Desecration Demon plays very much like Chumping him and it can be done with any creature.
I need to buy me some more Sigardas, methinks.
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Actually, doesn't he just win against Sigarda?? I mean a 6/6 beats a 5/5 and they can't sac to tap him.
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As a spell or ability an opponent controls resolves, if it would force you to sacrifice a permanent, you just don't. That part of the effect does nothing. If that spell or ability gives you the option to sacrifice a permanent (as Brain Gorger's ability does), you can't take that option.
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BTW, the whole chump blocker aspect is so tenuous at best here. Creatures are not selected or rejected in deck building because of "oh no, chump blocks." It matters more what you get for 2BB.
The fact that they have to die in order to do so is relevant. You can probably say that a 7/7 without flying can "effectively block" the demon, but in doing so... it's dead regardless of having either indestructible or regeneration, and the demon lives.