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Mtg combat questions?
lets say that I've been brought down to below zero and have platinum angel on the field and another creature with first strke and my opponent has alluring siren and another creature with flying that can kill my platinum angel if it blocks it, lets say he's at one and my first strike creature is a two, he taps his siren to force me to attack with my angel so I attack with both my creature and my first strke goes unblocked, would my opponent die before my angel did or would they both die?
also if you have a creature that all creatures must block it in a multiplayer game, that only apply to the player I'm attacking right? Same with provoke, if I target a creature but I attack a different player instead of that creatures controller, it won't block?
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- IconLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
You would win. The first strike would save you.
Since you have first strike the combat phase gets a second combat damage step (510.5). During each of the combat steps the players announce combat damage and then the active player gets priority to cast spells or abilities (510.4) and the rules for winning and losing that they if a player drops to 0 they lose when priority to cast a spell is granted to any player (104.3b). Thus you would win before you start the second combat phase because your opponent is at 0 without a Angel to keep them alive.
Rule 104.3b states: If a player’s life total is 0 or less, he or she loses the game the next time a player would receive priority
Rule 510.4 states: Fourth, the active player gets priority. Players may cast spells and activate abilities. (NOTE: Fourth is after combat damage is assigned and and trigger abilities are on the stack ... check out the link below for the rulebook to see 510.1-501.3)
Rule 510.5 states: If at least one attacking or blocking creature has first strike (see rule 702.7) or double strike (see rule 702.4) as the combat damage step begins, the only creatures that assign combat damage in that step are those with first strike or double strike. After that step, instead of proceeding to the end of combat step, the phase gets a second combat damage step..
As for your multiplayer question: You can't force someone you are not attacking to block.
EDIT: I used an older rule book for my references. I changed the numbers and wording to reflect the newest book. The outcome is still the same though. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Article.aspx?x=ma...