All cards printed with undying are creatures.“Undying” means “When this permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner’s control with a +1/+1 counter on it.” 702.93a Undying is a triggered ability.

Tumblr.From the Comprehensive Rules (June 16, 2023- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth) ' Would a rethemed Flanking fit in Blue/Black's color pie?'. ' is Flanking coming back any time soon?'. ' Why was this a problem for flanking when it's not a problem for flying?'. ' What's wrong with Flanking not giving -1/-1 if blocked by another Flanker?'.

↑ Mark Rosewater (September 23, 2013).

' What are the issues that might prevent Flanking's return?'. ' Ask Wizards: With Time Spiral did you consider re-templating flanking to read 'flanking 1' like the other numbered keywords (mainly bushido)?'. ' How is flanking primarily white if its basically a weaker wither?'. ' I was hoping I could get some trivia on my favorite mechanic, Flanking.'. ' Flanking was a 7 on the storm scale in 2016.'.

If an attacking creature has multiple instances of the Flanking ability, even one instance of Flanking on the blocking creature will negate the effect.

Gaining Flanking after blockers are declared will have no effect on the blockers because the time for Flanking to trigger has already passed.

For example, creatures that become blockers due to blocking a member of a band which includes the Flanking creature are subject to the Flanking -1/-1 ability.

Flanking applies to blockers which are not assigned to the Flanking creature directly.

This may kill the blocker prior to damage being assigned in combat, but the attacker is still blocked.

Flanking only triggers when a creature with flanking becomes blocked, not when it blocks.

The creature with flanking is still considered blocked, however, so no damage will be dealt to defending player, unless the creature with flanking also has trample.

702.25b If a creature has multiple instances of flanking, each triggers separately.Īs this is done during the Declare Blockers Step, if a creature is put into the graveyard as a result of the -1/-1, that creature will deal no damage to the creature with Flanking, even if it has first strike.

(See rule 509, “Declare Blockers Step.”) “Flanking” means “Whenever this creature becomes blocked by a creature without flanking, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.”

702.25a Flanking is a triggered ability that triggers during the declare blockers step.

In March of the Machine, this new flanking reappeared on what is effectively a mono-blue card in Order of Alabaster Host.įrom the Comprehensive Rules (June 16, 2023- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth) A renamed version without the self-referential component ('flanking creatures do not flank other flankers') is more likely as a good fit in black's part of the color pie, which turned up years later with Plague Wight. R&D considers Flanking’s problem to be its lack of flanking against other flankers, which was not understood by the majority of players. Commander 2016 featured one card with Flanking that was also the first multicolored card with the mechanic: Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa (white/green).įlanking is currently a 7 on the Storm Scale. This may have been moved up in the block as Cavalry Master. For Future Sight, it was considered to create a creature that had Flanking twice. In the Time Spiral block, the ability is mainly white, appearing on ten white creatures, three red creatures and one black creature. In the Mirage block it is found on eight white creatures, four red creatures, three black creatures and one each in blue and green. The ability is found in all colors, but is primary a white or red. The first tournament-legal cards with this keyword were printed in the Mirage block, with a further set of Flanking cards appearing in Time Spiral block. The name is inspired by the effective military tactic of attacking the enemy at an angle to the enemy’s direction of engagement.

With two exceptions ( Sidewinder Sliver/ Old Fogey), all flanking creatures are either knights on horseback or centaurs they have a tactical height advantage and the added mobility to swing around the enemy and attack in the flanks.

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