So at a Guilds of Rav draft my opponent bounced my creature in response to going into combat to prevent the Mentor trigger. Not that it would have made a difference in the game, but he specifically said it was in response to me passing priority to enter combat, which means I was still in my first main. I was wondering why he did rather than in combat before attackers are declared. He tried explaining it to me and it sounded like that wasn't an option. Could he have bounced the creature after entering combat but before attackers were declared?
What is the right way to word that now? In tournaments, I usually say 'Combat?', and the opponent says 'sure'. Then I would say 'swing with these two' and I would assume he could say, 'before you declare them, I bounce that one'. So do I need to break it down like this: Say 'Combat?' meaning 'Passing priority to move into the combat phase'. Then he would say 'sure'. Should I then say 'declare attackers?' meaning 'Passing priority to move to the declare attacker phase' and then wait for his response to actually declare attackers.
What is the right way to word that now? In tournaments, I usually say 'Combat?', and the opponent says 'sure'. Then I would say 'swing with these two' and I would assume he could say, 'before you declare them, I bounce that one'. So do I need to break it down like this: Say 'Combat?' meaning 'Passing priority to move into the combat phase'. Then he would say 'sure'. Should I then say 'declare attackers?' meaning 'Passing priority to move to the declare attacker phase' and then wait for his response to actually declare attackers.
Please help.