Noble Ox 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.
Official card text
Flash When Noble Ox enters the battlefield, all unblocked creatures attacking you become blocked by Noble Ox. Noble Ox can block any number of creatures.
How it works : Noble Ox
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Make sure to enunciate when you cast this.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Attacking creatures are only considered unblocked after blockers have been declared. Before then, attacking creatures are neither blocked nor unblocked.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Noble Ox’s enters-the-battlefield ability causes all unblocked creatures attacking you to become blocked by Noble Ox, regardless of whether Noble Ox can normally block that creature.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
Playtest cards aren’t legal for play in any tournament format other than Mystery Booster Limited formats. On the other hand, we expect they will spice up a wide variety of non-tournament games (as long as everyone’s on the same page about using them!).
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
Playtest cards use a modified version of game symbols, such as
and 
. These modified symbols should be treated as the standard symbols during play.No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
For many playtest cards, you’ll need to make a generous assumption that basic game rules would be updated to allow them to work. The Mystery Booster 2 Playtest Card Notes section (reproduced here in individual Gatherer rulings) provides guidance for fitting these cards into the existing rules structure.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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