New Posts For Thread: Creature Power clarification - Flashing Bladeshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29498861/Creature_Power_clarification_-_Flashing_BladesPlaying a friend, myself as the SoL preset warband, a question arose as to the mechanics behind the Drow Blademaster's Creature Power, Flashing Blades.On my turn, during the Blademaster's activation, I use his melee attack. I target an adjacent enemBut for a level 3 blademaster to do 30 damage per attack when block 10 isn't around is decent compared to other level 3 cards, none of which swing for thirty. It is defintely situational, but versus for example a goblin deck it can be quite effectivehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29498861/Creature_Power_clarification_-_Flashing_Blades?post_id=528122903#528122903But for a level 3 blademaster to do 30 damage per attack when block 10 isn't around is decent compared to other level 3 cards, none of which swing for thirty. It is defintely situational, but versus for example a goblin deck it can be quite effectiveWed, 16 Jan 2013 22:18:11 -0600Sadly, "Source" in Dungeon Command means "discrete thing on the stack" so block 10 basically just destroys all the Flashing Blades dudes; that's a big reason I think it's a liability over just doing all the damage at once.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29498861/Creature_Power_clarification_-_Flashing_Blades?post_id=528110587#528110587Sadly, "Source" in Dungeon Command means "discrete thing on the stack" so block 10 basically just destroys all the Flashing Blades dudes; that's a big reason I think it's a liability over just doing all the damage at once.Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:43:23 -0600Here's a question though: Blademaster attacks a creature with Block 10; he hits for 10 damage with the initial damage. Does the block 10 activate a second time and block the follow-up damage as well, or is this treated as damage from the same sourcehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29498861/Creature_Power_clarification_-_Flashing_Blades?post_id=528110045#528110045Here's a question though: Blademaster attacks a creature with Block 10; he hits for 10 damage with the initial damage. Does the block 10 activate a second time and block the follow-up damage as well, or is this treated as damage from the same sourceWed, 16 Jan 2013 13:29:40 -0600Definitive answer was given by Ultiville: "As for the initial question: barring errata, you can definitely use the ability on the same creature you just hit. There's no "another", so there's no ambiguity in the rules; when you hit a creature, you gehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29498861/Creature_Power_clarification_-_Flashing_Blades?post_id=528063117#528063117Definitive answer was given by Ultiville: "As for the initial question: barring errata, you can definitely use the ability on the same creature you just hit. There's no "another", so there's no ambiguity in the rules; when you hit a creature, you geMon, 14 Jan 2013 22:37:14 -0600Would someone please post an official and definitive answer to this question?Can Flashing Blades ability be used against the same creature during the same Activation? I have my pride riding on the answer to this question. :)http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29498861/Creature_Power_clarification_-_Flashing_Blades?post_id=528062787#528062787Would someone please post an official and definitive answer to this question?Can Flashing Blades ability be used against the same creature during the same Activation? I have my pride riding on the answer to this question. :)Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:04:34 -0600