“Butcher's training, warrior's heart.”
Melee
Menace
Deputized Protester
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Human Warrior
Mana Cost: {2}{R}
Oracle Rules Text: Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Melee (Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each opponent you attacked this combat.)
Flavor Text: Butcher's training, warrior's heart.
Set: Ravnica: Clue Edition (#131), Rarity: Common, Artist: Lius Lasahido
Creature
Red
Common
Evasion
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Official Rulings (4)
2016-08-23
Melee will trigger if the creature with melee attacks a planeswalker. However, the effect counts only opponents (and not planeswalkers) that you attacked with a creature when determining the bonus.
2016-08-23
It doesn’t matter how many creatures you attacked a player with, only that you attacked a player with at least one creature. For example, if you attack one player with Wings of the Guard and another player with five creatures, Wings of the Guard will get +2/+2 until end of turn.
2016-08-23
You determine the size of the bonus as the melee ability resolves. Count each opponent that you attacked with one or more creatures. It doesn’t matter if the attacking creatures are still attacking or even if they are still on the battlefield. It also doesn’t matter if the opponent you attacked is still in the game.
2016-08-23
Creatures that enter the battlefield attacking were never declared as attackers, so they won’t count toward melee’s effect. Similarly, if a creature with melee enters the battlefield attacking, melee won’t trigger.
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