As is usual with the summer Core Set, we’ve gotten back some good old friends from days past. One of those old friends is , a very fun creature that was originally printed with all his Kithkin buddies in Morningtide. Captain has an interesting ability: Whenever he attacks, you can throw down a Soldier creature […]
Category: Combat Phase
What “attacks if able” really means.
"Attacks if able" is pretty straightforward, until you add other restrictions or requirements! See inside for some more detail.
Brimaz vs. Silent Arbiter.
Against Silent Arbiter, Brimaz can attack by himself, but you still end up with 2 attacking creatures.
Brimaz blocking with other creatures & the damage assignment order.
When Brimaz blocks, he adds a creature into the damage assignment order, and it's the attacking player who chooses where it will be in that order.
Brimaz blocking flyers.
can be quite a confusing card. Things become very strange when he takes to the skies. When Brimaz has flying somehow (perhaps he’s wearing ) and blocks a flyer, his ability does in fact trigger like normal. His vigilant friend will arrive and also be blocking the flyer. Though this may seem strange, the block […]
Brimaz vs. Sphere of Safety
is a quite powerful hero. There are many powerful interactions featuring this fabled feline. This week, we will be looking at a few of them in detail! To start off, Brimaz is quite strong against . Though you need to pay the cost to attack with Brimaz, Brimaz’s friend will be able to enter combat […]
Medomai and double strike.
I’ve seen this question pop up quite a few times recently, so I think it’s high time to answer it for all to see! What happens if you give double strike (e.g., if you bestow it with )? Well, the important factor here is how double strike works. When a creature is unblocked, it’s pretty […]
Why attacking with Serra Ascendant with 29 life is a good move.
Lifelink gains you life before state-based actions are checked in the combat damage step. This means if you're at 29 life, a 1/1 Serra Ascendant can take up to 5 damage in combat and still survive!
How to properly use Zealous Persecution to avoid death by Deceiver Exarchs.
You have to pick the right time to Persecute your opponent's army of Exarchs. Doing it before they actually declare them as attackers will leave you very unhappy!