Bug in gameplay (instant spell)
Hi Wizards,
I had a frustrating experience while drafting the new set yesterday. My opponent had a flyer and I only had ground creatures in play and in hand. But I had the instant that gives flying and hexproof. So I held up mana for a defensive trick. But when I wanted to cast the spell in the declare blockers face, I couldn't. So I ended up wasting my mana and losing to the flyer in the long run. When playing in paper it doesn't seem weird to cast a trick just before I declare my blocks and after the opponent have declared attackers.
I was a little stressed in the situation, so I forgot to take a screenshot of the incident.
My username is Keep&Cry.
Best regards
Hasse Gerner Nielsen
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[Deleted User] commented
In Arena as well as in paper Magic you have to use your spell BEFORE you go to the declare blockers step, so in the declare attacker step AT THE LATEST. You do not get priority in the declare blockers step until after all blockers have been declared, which means the declare attackers step is the last opportunity to make a creature able to block.