[11:14:19 AM] <murgatroid99> Does attacking in a band affect how blocking requirements are evaluated? For example, if two creatures with "this creature must be blocked if able" attack in a single band, can they be blocked by a single creature blocking the entire band, or do they need two separate creatures declared to block them?
[11:14:40 AM] <Blees> oh boy, banding rules, lemme go into the rules mines
[11:15:41 AM] <murgatroid99> For reference, this comes from a longer, more involved question at https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/60883/2537. That already has some of the relevant rules references
[11:16:42 AM] <Blees> So when a creature blocks one creature in a band, it blocks all the creatures in the band. Both of the creatures say "must be blocked if able". They are both blocked, so this is a legal block.
[11:16:56 AM] <Villawhatever> reset the clock
[11:17:20 AM] <Blees> It has been 0 days since a banding question
[11:19:27 AM] <murgatroid99> So, to make sure I understand, you're saying that yes, it does affect how blocking requirements are evaluated, and in that specific scenario a single creature can block the attacking band?
[11:20:51 AM] <Blees> Yes. You declare blockers, then you check to make sure that all blocking assignments are following as many restrictions and requirements as possible.
[11:21:06 AM] <Blees> If you are doing as good of a block as legally possible, then blocks get locked in
[11:21:20 AM] <Blees> And legally, that one creature is blocking both "must be blocked" creatures
[11:22:24 AM] <murgatroid99> OK, thank you