Summon Sickness and Blocking

[Stein Kirkeby]

OK, most creatures have summon sickness... but does this mean you can't
block anything either?

OH, and... when you block, you don't have to tap your card, yes?

[dale r emory]

some people need technical term help... read the rulebook before comming
here or look at your starter play mat then read a rule book
Stein Kirkeby wrote in message ...

[Steve Lord]

dale r emory wrote in message
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>some people need technical term help... read the rulebook before
comming
>here or look at your starter play mat then read a rule book
>Stein Kirkeby wrote in message ...
>>OK, most creatures have summon sickness... but does this mean you
can't
>>block anything either?

Summoning sickness is kind of Obsolete, even though you'll hear
old hands using it here.

All _permanents_ have "summoning sickness" when they come into
play [except by phasing in] or switch controllers. Only creatures
without Haste are _affected_ by summoning sickness. Being affected by
summoning sickness, however, does not prevent creatures from blocking.

>>OH, and... when you block, you don't have to tap your card, yes?

Not just to declare it as a blocker. There may be something
_else_ that taps your blocker, but it is not inherent in the
declaration of a blocker.

Steve L

[David DeLaney]

"Stein Kirkeby" <stki...@online.no> writes:
>OK, most creatures have summon sickness... but does this mean you can't
>block anything either?

Nope. A "sick" creature can't attack ... and can't use any activated ability it
has with "tap:" in the cost. But that's all that gets stopped; the creature
can block, and can use other abilities just fine.

>OH, and... when you block, you don't have to tap your card, yes?

Correct. A creature that blocks doesn't tap as part of that; only -attackers-
get tapped.

Dave
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[Philip Schulz]

Stein Kirkeby wrote:
>
> OK, most creatures have summon sickness... but does this mean you can't
> block anything either?

No, they can block attacking creatures.

> OH, and... when you block, you don't have to tap your card, yes?

Yes.

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