BowStudying capability
The geared up creature has “{1}: This creature inflicts 1 injury to the goal creature that’s blocking it.”
I’m not certain of what “the target creature that’s blocking it” means when the geared up creature modifications zones. Suppose my 1/1 block one other 1/1 geared up with an arc divisor. My opponent prompts its capability, aimed toward my blocker and, in response, destroy the attacker. Is the power to wreck?
After all, I’m conscious of the fundamental precept that pile expertise are impartial of its supply (Is a ability resolved if the supply of ability leaves the battlefield?), However on this case the change of the supply space appears to have an effect on the legality of the target.
The important thing query appears to be, my blocker continues to “block it (that’s, the attacker creature)”? In that case, it’s a authorized goal and receives injury; If not, it’s an unlawful goal and the power strives. 509.1G clearly says that it’s nonetheless a blocking creature, however I’m not certain what rule specifies whether or not it’s blocking one thing particular.
My finest assumption is rule 608.2b, which reads partly:
If the supply of a capability has left the world through which it was, its newest identified data is used throughout this course of (to test if its goals are authorized).
That’s clear right here, so we should always use the attacker’s LKI, and maybe that features the set of creatures that block it. However, the blocker continues to be on the battlefield, so we should use its present data. It’s a blocking creature, however it isn’t blocking some other creature.
What actually ought to occur right here and why?
