Can you give a creature flying after blockers are declared?

Yes, evasion abilities such as Flying only affect the declare blockers step. Once blockers are declared, flying no longer makes any difference.

What happens if a blocking creature becomes tapped?

Yes. Blockers only need to be untapped when they’re actually declared as blockers; after that, tapping & untapping have no effect on blocking or any other parts of combat.

How does blocking in magic work?

A creature must be untapped in order for it to block. Each creature can only block a single attacker, but the defending player may choose to block an attacking creature with more than one creature. Both players are given a chance to cast instants and activate abilities after blockers have been declared.

How does banding work with flying?

A given creature with banding attacks and bands with a creature with flying. The opposing player is then allowed to block the entire band with Stratozeppelid. In addition, if an attacking creature with banding becomes blocked, the attacking player chooses how damage from the blocking creatures is assigned.

What happens if a blocked creature gains flying?

After the block is declared, you cast Jump on your Queen’s Bay Soldier, giving it flying. However, blocks have already been declared, and giving your creature flying has not changed anything at this point. Both Queen’s Bay Soldiers kill each other in combat.

Can a tapped creature block magic?

You cannot attack or block with a creature that is tapped. So you are correct, if you tap a creature to use an ability before the attack phase, you won’t be able to choose it as an attacker, and it won’t be an available defender during your opponent’s next turn.

Can you tap a creature after declaring it as an attacker?

This action cannot be responded to; once a creature is declared as an attacker, you cannot tap it to prevent it from attacking. Even if it has vigilance, tapping it will not remove it from combat unless it’s due to regeneration or an effect that explicitly removes something from combat.

Is banding banned in MTG?

Removed from the basic game as of Classic (6th) Edition, Banding is a static ability that modifies the rules for declaring attackers, declaring blockers, and assigning combat damage.

What is the point of banding?

Banding allows the determination of the minimum length of time that an individual bird lives. Without an individual marker, there would be no way to determine if the Cardinal that is outside your window is the same bird that you saw last year or not.

Can defender block flying?

Unless it also has flying or reach, a creature with defender cannot block flying creatures. This is because defender simply prevents a creature from attacking.