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The Art of CombatBenelux Conference Edition
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Theory of the Combat Phase
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Steps of Combat
1. Beginning of Combat
2. Declare Attackers
3. Declare Blockers
4. Combat Damage
5. End of Combat
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Steps of Combat
Beginning of Combat
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Beginning of Combat
• Opponent becomes Defending Player
• Triggers go on the stack
• Spells and activated abilities
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Steps of Combat
Declare Attackers
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Declare Attackers• Declare Attackers
• Restrictions – Requirements
• Pay costs
• Triggers go on the stack
• Spells and activated abilities
• No attackers declared? Skip to the end!
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Steps of Combat
Declare Blockers
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Declare Blockers• Declare blockers
• Restrictions - Requirements
• Pay costs
• Announce damage assignment orders
• Triggers go on the stack
• Spells and activated abilities
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Steps of Combat
Combat Damage
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Combat Damage• Assign combat damage
• Deal combat damage
• Triggers go on the stack
• Spells and activated abilities
• First strike or double strike? Go at itagain!
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Steps of Combat
End of Combat
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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End of Combat
• Triggers go on the stack
• Spells and activated abilities
• End of the end => remove from combat
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Practice of the Combat Phase
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Laying Plans
How can you declare attackers?
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Waging War
Explain what happens and why
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Attack by Stratagem
Albert has no creatures
Nolan has a Runeclaw Bear
Albert would like to ‘cycle’ Aleatory
Can he? If so, how?
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Cast Aleatory only during combat after blockers are declared.Flip a coin. If you win the flip, target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
Tactical Dispositions
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Energy
What is the highest amount of saprolingsyou can kill?
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Weak Points and Strong
Is this legal?
What happens?
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Can you return the Verdant Haven without actually attacking? If so, how?
Maneuvering
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Variation in Tactics
What happens?
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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The Army on the March
• Nori is at 10 life and controls a Garruk, Apex Predator
• Agandaûr attacks with 2 RuneclawBears
• Nori asks: “damage?”, to whichAgandaûr agrees
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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The Army on the March
• Nori writes down 4 lifeloss
• Agandaûr says: “wait, I was attackingyour Garruk!”
• What do you do?
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Terrain
What do you do?
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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The Nine Situations
What happens?
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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The Attack by Fire
Seminar on the Combat Phase– Benelux Conference – BergeijkBy Bemindt Jona – 23rd of November 2014
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Is there a way to both attack withNorwood Priestess and put a creature
card onto the battlefield?
The Use of Spies
You’re at 1 life
Can you survive?
If so, how?
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