If I have a {Brutal Hordechief} and two random creature out and my opponent has one creature out. after entering combat before blockers are declared I activate his blocking modifying ability. After it resolves my opponent flashes in a {Pearl Lake Ancient}. Will the ancient be affected by the ability or will it only work on creatures that were on the field when the ability resolved
11/24/2014 You'll choose how each creature controlled by an opponent blocks, even if that creature wasn't on the battlefield or wasn't controlled by an opponent as the activated ability resolved.
Quote from: particle on March 03, 2015, 09:51:53 PM
11/24/2014 You'll choose how each creature controlled by an opponent blocks, even if that creature wasn't on the battlefield or wasn't controlled by an opponent as the activated ability resolved.
So it's like a {Gideon Jura} Plus ability. Cool thanks
Edit: +1
I wonder how they differentiate that ability with something like {kolaghan, the storm's fury} ability? I know someone asked if {ashcloud Phoenix} dies to it, and comes back morphed, will it just die again, and the answer was no, because that only affects creatures out at the moment of resolution. Does anyone know the difference? Maybe because it's somewhat delayed until the block phase actually comes up?
The title brings up another question though - what about attacking creatures that weren't declared attacking I.e. {Flamerush Rider}? Would the add still trigger the first ability?
Okay, let my try to break this down.
{Flamerush Rider}'s ability will not trigger {Brutal Hordechief}'s ability. It triggers via the action of attack, while the token showed up attacking. He never attacked so no trigger.
I think Oldschoolmtgnoob was talking about {Silmagur, the Drifting Death}'s ability. Again, this triggers when it attacks. If you show up after you dodge the effect. Just like if you {Anger of the Gods} then summon a creature, it won't get hit.
As far as I can tell, if you activate {Brutal Hordechief}'s ability, it resolves, then they flash in a {Pearl Lake Anchient} then you don't get to chose how it blocks and it doesn't and can't block. This is because, for the purpose of the game, all creatures are declared blocking at the same time. Just like all creatures are declared attacking at the same time. I think the game would agree with me but that's why there's the ruling Particle posted. If you want to flash in a PLA and not have it block, do it at EOT.
So Linkcelestial...totally right about the dragon I meant...derp.
I guess the opponents intention was to force {pearl lake ancient} into the block. So to do so, would have had to be done before the blocker step. So naturally you would do it in response to {brutal hordechief}'s ability, which would be before the block step, anyways. So the ruling makes total sense. I guess it was just the wording that got me confused. You wouldn't be able to flash him in after the attacker began choosing blockers and expect him to be counted among them.
Edit: I see it does say, "after the ability resolves". So still, as long as it's before the block step, PLA would be counted as a creature "able to block", and would have to be chosen in some fashion.
Edit PS: I'd be scared to do anything if my oppenent had 7 lands open and cards in his hand!
So the difference between {kolaghan, the storm's fury}s ability and {brutal hordechief}s ability is that kolaghan is giving a boost at that moment, whereas hordechief is changing the game rules for that turn. Boosting power is not effecting any rules, whereas the statement creatures your opponents control can't block isn't really saying anything specific about creatures. It's making a blanket statement about your opponents stuff.
Quote from: particle on March 04, 2015, 06:38:56 AM
So the difference between {kolaghan, the storm's fury}s ability and {brutal hordechief}
Linkcelestial knew the dragon I meant to reference. It wasn't kolaghan, I was trying to go off of memory, but forgot how bad my memory is...vicious cycle.