Exalted triggers when a creature is declared as an only attacker, and won't care if Brimaz later pops out a kitten. Brimaz will still get the bonus.
Category: Combat Phase
Tromokratis and Culling Mark
Blocking requirements and restrictions can be a bit confusing, be we help clear them up for you with some examples!
Using Necrobite for Inspiration.
Regeneration is a great way to tap your creatures without attacking, in order to get an inspired trigger. Just remember that they will only tap if they would be destroyed; the regen shield doesn't tap a creature automatically.
Bouncing an enchantment with Floodtide Serpent doesn’t use priority or the stack.
Floodtide Serpent's attacking cost works like any other cost in the way that you can't respond to it being paid.
Make your opponents Glimpse the Sun God before you crush them.
We explain how Glimpse the Sun God can be used strategically to target your own creatures for heroic and tap your opponent's blockers, all without preventing your creatures from attacking!
Removing or adding first strike or double strike mid-combat.
Losing first strike or double strike after dealing damage doesn't let a creature deal regular damage in the next step... because that just wouldn't make sense!
Cube week! Mishra’s Factory can block Daxos, then pump itself.
We're running a Cube week for the new year! Up for today: Don't let your Daxos be gobbled up by a Mishra's Factory that can block as a 2/2, then damage as a 3/3!
When Bestow Creatures Can Attack
A misconception I’ve seen a lot of is players thinking that once a noncreature permanent becomes a creature, it gains summoning sickness until it’s been a creature for a turn. That’s simply not true! The rules don’t care how long a permanent has been a creature, just how long you’ve controlled that specific permanent. So […]
How Pack Rat tokens work in combat (it’s tricky!)
Pack Rats can be a bit complicated when it comes to combat and state-based actions, similar to "Lords" that die during combat making your other creatures smaller. Be aware of these subtleties before you throw away a game unknowingly!