Help on Enshrouding Mist effect
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Posted on Sept. 3, 2015, 4:25 a.m. by DiscoVeggie
Let's say I have one creature on play that is Renowned but tapped, and it's my opponent's turn, who also has one creature ready to attack. It's now my opponent's combat phase. Can I cast Enshrouding Mist to untap my creature and then declare it as a blocker on his/her combat phase? Thanks!
Programmer_112 says... #4
Technicality: You can cast it after the declare attackers phase, but before the declare blockers phase if you so desire.
September 3, 2015 8:47 a.m.
@Programmer_112, this is not correct, declare attackers is followed by declare blockers. The combat steps are:
beginning of combat -> declare attackers -> Declare blockers -> (first strike damage) -> Damage -> End of combat
September 3, 2015 9:01 a.m.
hyperlocke says... #6
Well, if we want to get technical...
There is no "after the declare attackers phase, but before the declare blockers phase". The last chance to cast Enshrouding Mist is in the Declare Attackers Step after your opponent passed priority.
509.1. First, the defending player declares blockers. This turn-based action doesnt use the stack. [...]
508.2. Second, any abilities that triggered on attackers being declared go on the stack. [...]
508.3. Third, the active player gets priority. Players may cast spells and activate abilities.
After everybody passed priority, the Declare Blockers Step begins. Nobody can do anything between these steps.
500.11. No game events can occur between turns, phases, or steps.
The first thing to do in this step is to declare blockers. Nobody gets priority before that.
509.1. First, the defending player declares blockers. This turn-based action doesnt use the stack.
Also, the word "phase" means Beginning, Main 1, Combat, Main 2 and End Phase. Declare Attackers/Blockers are steps in the Combat Phase.
500.1. A turn consists of five phases, in this order: beginning, precombat main, combat, postcombat main, and ending. Each of these phases takes place every turn, even if nothing happens during the phase. The beginning, combat, and ending phases are further broken down into steps, which proceed in order.
506.1. The combat phase has five steps, which proceed in order: beginning of combat, declare attackers, declare blockers, combat damage, and end of combat. The declare blockers and combat damage steps are skipped if no creatures are declared as attackers or put onto the battlefield attacking. [...]
Please ask future rules related questions in the "Rules Q&A" linked in the header.
Boza says... #2
It is perfectly legal play to do (and one of the ways the card is intended to work), as long as you cast it during the declare attackers phase at the latest. If you wait longer than that, it will be too late to block with it.
September 3, 2015 4:27 a.m.