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Magic (The Gathering) => Rules => Topic started by: sithantic on May 20, 2014, 03:53:00 PM

Title: Stealing attacking creatures
Post by: sithantic on May 20, 2014, 03:53:00 PM
Opponent declares attackers, {Stormbreath Dragon}, lets say. In response, I cast {Quicken}, and then {Act of Treason} targeting the Stormbreath. What exactly happens here? Is the dragon removed from combat? Is he still attacking me?
Title: Re: Stealing attacking creatures
Post by: MuggyWuggy on May 20, 2014, 04:16:36 PM
He in under your control
If you do this before declare blockers step (response to declaring attacks)
You may now assign it to block any attacks left
Title: Re: Stealing attacking creatures
Post by: sithantic on May 20, 2014, 09:39:43 PM
Quote from: Muggywuggy on May 20, 2014, 04:16:36 PM
He in under your control
If you do this before declare blockers step (response to declaring attacks)
You may now assign it to block any attacks left

Yes, but will he still deal damage to me?
Title: Re: Stealing attacking creatures
Post by: Avnger345 on May 20, 2014, 09:53:52 PM
Quote from: sithantic on May 20, 2014, 09:39:43 PM
Quote from: Muggywuggy on May 20, 2014, 04:16:36 PM
He in under your control
If you do this before declare blockers step (response to declaring attacks)
You may now assign it to block any attacks left

Yes, but will he still deal damage to me?

No because there is no attacker
Title: Re: Stealing attacking creatures
Post by: MuggyWuggy on May 20, 2014, 10:17:51 PM
You've taken him before the blocker step,
So he is removed from combat and put under your control, what you do with him after is up to you
Title: Re: Stealing attacking creatures
Post by: Ekann1 on May 20, 2014, 10:47:38 PM
506.4. A permanent is removed from combat if it leaves the battlefield, if its controller changes, if it phases out, if an effect specifically removes it from combat, if it's a planeswalker that's being attacked and stops being a planeswalker, or if it's an attacking or blocking creature that regenerates (see rule 701.12) or stops being a creature. A creature that's removed from combat stops being an attacking, blocking, blocked, and/or unblocked creature. A planeswalker that's removed from combat stops being attacked.

Here's the ruling.