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Title: Feeding the butcher
Post by: Oldschoolmtgnoob on February 27, 2015, 06:12:26 PM
i attack with {mardu strike leader}, he poops his warrior. Can I sack that guy to {butcher of the horde} (just came out this turn) and give him haste so he can attack this turn as well?
Are attackers declared simultaneously? Because I suppose that would mean I can't, right?

Edit: as I post I think I figured it out. He doesn't make the token when declared, he makes it when he's already attacking, so butcher is left in the dust by the time it comes out...
Title: Re: Feeding the butcher
Post by: Dsx Cherno on February 27, 2015, 06:27:09 PM
All attackers are assigned simultaneously. By the time Mardu has made the token (which is right after attackers are declared), it's too late to declare Butcher as an attacker.
Title: Re: Feeding the butcher
Post by: TreeTopSky on February 28, 2015, 03:32:31 PM
Assuming your Butcher does not have summoning sickness, you may declare both creatures to attack, and while you still have priority, activate Butchers ability, saccing the token.

Edit: Please not, declaring your butcher to attack THEN activating to give it Vigilance will not cause it to untap.
Title: Re: Feeding the butcher
Post by: Skullguy725 on March 03, 2015, 07:55:26 AM
Quote from: TreeTopSky on February 28, 2015, 03:32:31 PM
Assuming your Butcher does not have summoning sickness, you may declare both creatures to attack, and while you still have priority, activate Butchers ability, saccing the token.

Edit: Please not, declaring your butcher to attack THEN activating to give it Vigilance will not cause it to untap.

So that would be relevant if you wanted to give it lifelink before damage step
Title: Re: Feeding the butcher
Post by: Kaylesh on March 03, 2015, 11:02:39 AM
Quote from: Skullguy725 on March 03, 2015, 07:55:26 AM
Quote from: TreeTopSky on February 28, 2015, 03:32:31 PM
Assuming your Butcher does not have summoning sickness, you may declare both creatures to attack, and while you still have priority, activate Butchers ability, saccing the token.

Edit: Please not, declaring your butcher to attack THEN activating to give it Vigilance will not cause it to untap.

So that would be relevant if you wanted to give it lifelink before damage step
That's pretty much the only ability that would make sense at that point.