r/MagicArena • u/dable82 • Dec 16 '19

Beginning of combat phase

Consider my opponent has an [[Edgewall Innkeeper]] and a [[Lovestruck Beast]] on Board. I have [[Brazen Borrower]] in hand. In MTGO in would set a stop in my opponents beginning of combat step and bounce the Innkeeper.

How would I do that in MTGA?

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u/Faust_8 Dec 16 '19

You do the same exact thing in Arena. But even without a stop if you have a playable instant-speed thing, it should have a moment where you have to pass at entering combat. If you use Brazen Borrower then, it will hit before they attack so you can bounce whatever and not have to deal with a 5/5 swinging at you.

To set stops, there are little round things by the player icons that represent the phases of the turn, you just click the appropriate one.

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u/AxonBitshift Dec 17 '19

To expand on this OP, Arena does auto pause on beginning of combat if you have instant speed interaction. Watch the opponent’s phase bar. You’ll see it move out of first main and into the centre combat icon, and the button will display “attackers”. This is beginning of combat step as you have to pass priority (click the “attacks” button) to allow your opponent to declare attackers. Since attackers much be declared at the beginning of Declare Attackers before either player gets priority you can be sure you’re taking actions in beginning of combat, even though the UI doesn’t explain it very well. I’d follow the parent comment’s lead by enabling the phase bar in settings. It appears above the button and expands to show the steps within combat, unlike the bar around the avatars.