LSJ - proper use of Cat's Guidance

[LSJ]

In article <35AD331F...@buffnet.net>,
badger <bad...@buffnet.net> wrote:
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> Dear LSJ,
>
> <P>Could you please explain the proper usage of Cat's Guidance.&nbsp; My
> friend plays it as follows:
>
> <P>He'll block.&nbsp; Go through combat.&nbsp; Then, once it's over and
> presuming he's not in torpor or burned, he'll play the card and untap.
>
> <P>Is that correct?&nbsp;

Yes.

> I presume the card to mean you block, take whatever
> consequences of that block, and WHEN another action is taken against you,
> you play the card to untap and attempt to block again (ala Wake).

No, you play it "immediately" after the block (card text).

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[CPilh...@bhak12.ac.at]

In article <6okst2$d55$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>,

vte...@wizards.com (LSJ) wrote:
> In article <35AD331F...@buffnet.net>,
> badger <bad...@buffnet.net> wrote:
> > <HTML>
>
> This is a plain-text newsgroup, for the most part.
> Embedded HTML can cause problems for newgreaders
> (as opposed to internet browsers with news reading
> capability).
>
> > Dear LSJ,
> >
> > <P>Could you please explain the proper usage of Cat's Guidance.&nbsp; My
> > friend plays it as follows:
> >
> > <P>He'll block.&nbsp; Go through combat.&nbsp; Then, once it's over and
> > presuming he's not in torpor or burned, he'll play the card and untap.
> >
> > <P>Is that correct?&nbsp;
>
> Yes.

Did I miss something? Isn't Cat's Guidance played after successful block
but _before_ combat is entered?

[LSJ]

CPilh...@bhak12.ac.at wrote:
> vte...@wizards.com (LSJ) wrote:

> > badger <bad...@buffnet.net> wrote:
> > > <P>Could you please explain the proper usage of Cat's Guidance.&nbsp; My
> > > friend plays it as follows:
> > >
> > > <P>He'll block.&nbsp; Go through combat.&nbsp; Then, once it's over and
> > > presuming he's not in torpor or burned, he'll play the card and untap.
> > >
> > > <P>Is that correct?&nbsp;
> >
> > Yes.
>
> Did I miss something? Isn't Cat's Guidance played after successful block
> but _before_ combat is entered?

Combat is a part of the block. Cat's Guidance is played after the
block, therefore after the combat. [RTR 980623]