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1 year ago ::
May 16, 2012 - 7:04PM
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Jul 21, 2010
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Can i use Gideon's Lawkeeper  to keep a creature from blocking one of my creatures after he declares blockers? Ex: i attack with a 5/5 creature, and he blocks only with a 6/6,( he also has a 3/3) can i tap the 6/6 to prevent it from blocking and allow my 5/5 to go through, without him being able to block it with his 3/3?
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1 year ago ::
May 16, 2012 - 7:06PM
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No. Once a creature is blocked, it remains blocked, no matter what happens to the blocker. You can tap the 6/6 prior to the Declare Blockers step so it can't block, but he's free to block with the 3/3.
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1 year ago ::
May 16, 2012 - 7:07PM
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Jan 19, 2003
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Can i use Gideon's Lawkeeper to keep a creature from blocking one of my creatures after he declares blockers?
No.
If you wish to prevent a creature from blocking, you will need to tap it before it is declared as a blocker. The last chance to do so is in the Declare Attackers step.
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1 year ago ::
May 16, 2012 - 7:08PM
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Date Joined:
Jul 21, 2010
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Ok, i just thought it might work like Cloudshift  .. but if he declares an attack, i can prevent him from attacking with lawkeepers ability right?
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1 year ago ::
May 16, 2012 - 7:11PM
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Apr 12, 2012
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Nope, you have to do that before he declares his attacks. Tapping an attacker won't remove it from combat.
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1 year ago ::
May 16, 2012 - 7:12PM
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Sep 17, 2005
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Ok, i just thought it might work like Cloudshift .. but if he declares an attack, i can prevent him from attacking with lawkeepers ability right?
You have to tap the creature before he attacks. If you wait until the creature is attacking, it is too late.
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1 year ago ::
May 16, 2012 - 7:29PM
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Date Joined:
Jul 21, 2010
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Crap, well that means ive been cheating for a while... Wait but wouldnt the ability interupt the attack, like Rebuke  ?
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1 year ago ::
May 16, 2012 - 7:40PM
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Date Joined:
Jul 28, 2010
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no, tapping or untapping doesn't change the status "attacking" or "blocking"
once either is declared only cards that specifically state that they remove a creature remove a creature from combat
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1 year ago ::
May 16, 2012 - 7:42PM
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Jul 21, 2010
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Ok, thanks
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1 year ago ::
May 17, 2012 - 3:09AM
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Apr 12, 2012
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You probably haven't been cheating. Many players will declare their attackers without giving you the opportunity to tap them down first. In almost all cases, that's an acceptable shortcut, and it's fine for you to reject the shortcut by saying you're using the Lawkeeper's ability at the beginning of combat. It would only be cheating if you specifically waited until after the attack so that you could trick your opponent into revealing more information, then tried to back up and say, "no wait, you can't attack actually. I'm tapping that guy down." The most common resolution for this is for the active player to explicitly pass priority in the beginning of combat step. Normally, this is done with a simple question like "attack?" or "go to attack step?" You'd respond to that question by activating Gideon's Lawkeeper , and targeting a creature that you suspect will attack.
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