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Monstrous StepHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 2 min read· Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths· April 24, 2020
Carte Magic Monstrous Step

Monstrous Step is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

Target creature gets +7/+7 until end of turn. Up to one other target creature blocks it this turn if able. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

How it works : Monstrous Step

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    If the second target creature can’t block the first target creature for any reason (such as being tapped), then it doesn’t block. If there’s a cost associated with having it block the creature, the player isn’t forced to pay that cost, so it doesn’t have to block in that case either. That creature is free to block another creature or to not block at all.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    If a creature is required to block a creature with menace, another creature must also block that creature if able. If none can, the creature that’s required to block can block another creature or not block at all.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    Creatures other than the second target creature may still block the first target creature if able.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Legal formats

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