So, this happened at the KTK release draft.
I have {Mystic of the Hidden Way} face-down as a morph creature. I attack with him and they choose to block. I then in response flip up my creature. Would my mystic still be blocked and the text on him not matter, or is it the other way around?
He is already blocked. Changing his form (and thus becoming unblockable) won't change the already-determined blocks. He remains blocked.
It's pretty unintuitive, and {Mystic of the Hidden Way} is one of the more awkward morph creatures because of how this works (or rather doesn't work). I think he was printed just to mess with people.
Well, at least it was ruled correctly...
Thanks!
Quote from: Noblellama on October 07, 2014, 07:42:56 PM
You can declare the morph pod as an attacker and then morph it during the declare attackers step and then your good
Technically you can't do anything during the declare attackers step, unless morph bypasses that rule, but you could morph after the declare blocker step.
I know you can't play instants during the declare attackers and declare blockers step so I believe it is the same for morphing.
Quote from: Gorzo on October 07, 2014, 06:52:27 PM
It's pretty unintuitive, and {Mystic of the Hidden Way} is one of the more awkward morph creatures because of how this works (or rather doesn't work). I think he was printed just to mess with people.
I suppose it's kinda like getting him out for three mana then basically paying echo (of the olden days) to get him for cheaper. Like {sidisi's pet}. And others I'm sure. Not like it makes it better...
Quote from: cltrn81 on October 07, 2014, 08:11:10 PM
Quote from: Noblellama on October 07, 2014, 07:42:56 PM
You can declare the morph pod as an attacker and then morph it during the declare attackers step and then your good
Technically you can't do anything during the declare attackers step, unless morph bypasses that rule, but you could morph after the declare blocker step.
I know you can't play instants during the declare attackers and declare blockers step so I believe it is the same for morphing.
this is not correct. after attacks are declared, the active player will get priority and can cast instants and activate abilitiies during the declare attackers step.
508.3. Third, the active player gets priority. Players may cast spells and activate abilities.
508 is the declare attackers step and after the . is the different steps of it.
same is true for declare blocks both players will get priority after blocks and can cast spells or unmorph creatures.
509.5. Fifth, the active player gets priority. Players may cast spells and activate abilities.
509 is declare blockers step.
Quote from: Noblellama on October 08, 2014, 01:43:00 AM
Quote from: cltrn81 on October 07, 2014, 08:11:10 PM
Quote from: Noblellama on October 07, 2014, 07:42:56 PM
You can declare the morph pod as an attacker and then morph it during the declare attackers step and then your good
Technically you can't do anything during the declare attackers step, unless morph bypasses that rule, but you could morph after the declare blocker step.
I know you can't play instants during the declare attackers and declare blockers step so I believe it is the same for morphing.
No stack for morph so your golden, at least that is how the L2 explained it
It doesn't use the stack, but you do have to have priority - ie no morphing during untap, etc.
but you can Morph during declare attackers.
I should have clarified you can do it between the attacker and blocker steps. I meant no one can do it while still choosing attackers or choosing blockers. You have to morph before or after those steps.
For example, I can't be in my attack step and say attack with this guy and morph him now and attack with this guy and this guy. I would have to declare all as attackers and then morph before the defender goes to block step or morph after he declares his blockers