Flanking is a trigger ability from
the time spiral block. What the ability does is when a creature with flanking
attacks and a creature without flanking block, the blocking creature gets a
-1/-1 until end of turn. So if a 2/2 creature with flanking attacks and a 2/2
creature without flanking blocks, the blocking creature gets a -1/-1 so it
becomes a 1/1 creature before any damage is dealt. Normally both creatures
would die and be put into the graveyard but with the flanking, the blocking
creature dies and the 2/2 stays alive and gets to hang out with its buddies on
the battlefield a little bit longer.
If there are multiple creature on
the battlefield with flanking are
attacking and the other player blocks one of them, then the flanking trigger on
all of the creatures attacking will trigger giving that blocking creature a
-1/-1 for each creatures attacking with flanking. For example: there are five
creatures with flanking out on the battlefield attacking and the other player
blocks with a 4/4 creature without flanking. Then that 4/4 will be dealt with 5
-1/-1 counters on it, killing that 4/4 creature.
Flanking hasn’t been around for
quite some time now in the magic the gathering world. It would be awesome to
have it back on the cards in one of the new series they would come out with in
the future. I don’t know about anyone else but I certainly wouldn’t mind having
it back.
What’s your favorite trigger
ability? Please leave me a comment and thanks for reading.
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