ghalta and mavren
I have played with “Throne of the Grim Captain” a number of times. On several occasions, when crafting the Captain and immediately attacking with it, I have brought an attacking “Ghalta and Mavren” (used as one of the Captain’s craft components) onto the battlefield. Why does this not activate Ghalta and Mavren’s attacking trigger (“create X vampires or create X/X dinosaur)?
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No Ghalta and Mavren’s attack trigger when brought onto the battlefield by the Grim Captain
Expecting Ghalta and Mavren’s attack trigger
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Rezzahan#77802 commented
Because Ghalta and Mawren never attacked. To attack, a creature has to be DECLREAD AS ATTACKER during the declare attackers turn based action. Entering attacking does not trigger attack triggers, nor does it count for stuff looking for creatures having attacked.
508.4. If a creature is put onto the battlefield attacking, its controller chooses which defending player,
planeswalker a defending player controls, or battle a defending player protects it’s attacking as it
enters the battlefield (unless the effect that put it onto the battlefield specifies what it’s attacking).
Similarly, if an effect states that a creature is attacking, its controller chooses which defending
player, planeswalker a defending player controls, or battle a defending player protects it’s attacking
(unless the effect has already specified). Such creatures are “attacking” but, for the purposes of
trigger events and effects, they never “attacked.”