#removing blockers

[magicjudge]

Regarding godsend, if there is only one creature blocking during my attack, would I exile before the attack goes through, thus dealing combat damage to the player?

The blocker is removed before damage is dealt, but the creature is still blocked.

Once a creature becomes blocked, it remains blocked during that combat unless something specifically says that it becomes unblocked. Even if all blockers are removed before the combat damage step, the creature was still blocked and won’t be able to assign any combat damage to the defending player or planswalker unless it has trample.

[magicjudge]

If i use rabid bite on a blocking monster and it dies my attacker now is unblocked right?

No. Once an attacking creature is blocked, it doesn’t become unblocked unless a spell or ability specifically says that it’s now unblocked.

[magicjudge]

If i declare bloquers, then I sacrifice my creature for an ability like an elderly scion, the enemy creature doesn't deal damange to me, but if the opponent cast an thunder bolt (killing my creature) the damange pass, so, how does the damange actually work?

Once you’ve declared blockers, all the attacking creatures you blocked will stay blocked for the rest of combat and won’t deal any damage to you unless they have trample. Removing a blocker from the battlefield between blockers being declared and combat damage being dealt doesn’t make the attacking creature suddenly unblocked.

[magicjudge]

Two creatures are blocking my one creature with menace, is there a point between declaring blockers and damage being dealt where I can destroy one blocker, making the remaining blocker illegal due to menace?

No, this doesn’t work.

Once blockers have been declared, removing creatures that are blocking a creature doesn’t make it no longer blocked. Neither does making the creature(s) blocking it no longer able to do so through addition or removal of keywords or other abilities.

For example, giving an attacking creature flying after it has been blocked doesn’t cause creatures without flying or reach that are blocking it to no longer be blocking it.

Once blockers have been declared, the creatures have basically zeroed in on each other and changing some of their abilities doesn’t make them suddenly leave the fight.

[magicjudge]

Aristocrats question: Nantuko and eldrazi scions to block big creatures without trample. I assign Nantuko to block a desolation twin, and the scions to block his other creatures. After declaring blocks, can I pump Nantuko to a 12/12 by sacking my 5 blocking scions and not get combat damage dealt to my player? Trying to understand where the attackers would swing at if the blocker disappeared on them.

Yes.

Once a creature is blocked it stays blocked even if its blockers go away.

Without trample, the blocked creature won’t assign any combat damage because there’s nothing to deal damage to.

[magicjudge]

My opponent attacks with a 3/3 creature. I block with a 1/1. In response, my opponent casts shock targeting my creature. In response, I regenerate my creature. As a result of regenerating, my creature is now tapped and removed from combat. What happens during the combat damage step? Thanks!

The attacking creature is still blocked, even though no creature is blocking it currently. Unless the attacking creature has trample it won’t have anything to assign damage to so it won’t assign or deal damage.

[magicjudge]

If I block an 8/8 with a Typhoid Rats, then cast disperse on my rats before damage is dealt, is the 8/8 still blocked? If so, is combat damage dealt?

Yes, it’s still blocked. It won’t be able to assign any damage unless there are other creatures blocking it still or it has trample, though.