Seasoned Weaponsmith 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
Tasty (This creature can be attacked directly. If it is attacked, it can't block creatures that didn't attack it.)
Complete guide
Seasoned Weaponsmith introduces the unique Tasty mechanic, turning the traditional combat phase on its head. Instead of always going for your life total, your opponents can now target this Bird Warrior directly with their creatures. This shifts the focus of the battlefield, making protection and positioning more critical than ever.
What It Does
The Tasty ability allows an opponent to declare Seasoned Weaponsmith as the object of an attack, similar to how they would attack a player or a planeswalker. If your opponent chooses to attack Seasoned Weaponsmith, it becomes limited in its defensive options: it cannot block any creatures except for those currently attacking it. The controller of Seasoned Weaponsmith is still considered the defending player for that combat.
Resolving Combat Step by Step
When an opponent attacks Seasoned Weaponsmith, you proceed to the declare blockers step. You may choose to have Seasoned Weaponsmith block one of the creatures attacking it, or you can use other creatures you control to block for it. If a creature attacking Seasoned Weaponsmith goes unblocked, it deals damage directly to the Weaponsmith. Note that creatures attacking Seasoned Weaponsmith with trample cannot assign excess damage to you; the damage stops at the creature.
Common Mistakes
A common misconception is that Seasoned Weaponsmith is forced to block if it is attacked. This is not true; you can choose not to block, though it will likely take lethal damage from the attackers. Additionally, remember that while Seasoned Weaponsmith is restricted in what it can block when attacked, your other creatures are not. They can jump in front of the attackers to save your Bird Warrior.
When to Play It
Seasoned Weaponsmith is best utilized when you want to bait your opponent into attacking a creature rather than your life total. It acts as a diversion. In decks with high-toughness blockers or ways to buff its stats, you can turn a 'Tasty' target into a deadly trap for your opponent's attacking force.
Interaction examples
Solemn SimulacrumYour opponent attacks Seasoned Weaponsmith with a 3/3 creature. You control Solemn Simulacrum. Even though the opponent is attacking the Weaponsmith, you are the defending player. You can declare Solemn Simulacrum as a blocker for the 3/3, protecting your Weaponsmith and triggering the Simulacrum's draw ability when it dies.
Roaming ThroneIf you have Roaming Throne on the battlefield and chose 'Bird' or 'Warrior', it will double any triggered abilities Seasoned Weaponsmith might have. While Tasty itself is a static ability that modifies combat rules rather than a trigger, the Throne provides a massive Ward 2 body that can block for Seasoned Weaponsmith if an opponent tries to take advantage of the Tasty keyword.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Seasoned Weaponsmith
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If a creature attacks a creature, the controller of the attacked creature is the defending player. That player’s creatures that aren’t attacked can block the attacking creature.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
A player can use an attacked creature to block a creature attacking it or choose to not block with it at all.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
An unblocked attacking creature that’s attacking a creature deals its combat damage to the creature it attacks and vice versa, following the same rules for an attacking creature and a creature blocking it. However, if the attacking creature has trample, it can’t assign trample damage to the defending player.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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