Ninjutsu and attacking

[Jax]

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Simple Question: Would a Ninja put into play by Ninjutsu trigger
abilities that trigger "Whenever a creature attacks"?

(This was probably asked in connection with Gemini Engine a while ago,
but it never hurts to be sure...)

 

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"Jax" <IlGreven@hotmail.com> writes:
> Simple Question: Would a Ninja put into play by Ninjutsu trigger
> abilities that trigger "Whenever a creature attacks"?

Nope. It merely comes into play tapped and attacking. It never changes
from being non-attacking to being attacking, so those kinds of
abilities don't trigger.

> (This was probably asked in connection with Gemini Engine a while ago,
> but it never hurts to be sure...)

Yes, and the answer is in the Darksteel FAQ for Gemini Engine
(although not in the Betrayers FAQ for Ninjutsu, oddly enough).

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Jax wrote:

> Simple Question: Would a Ninja put into play by Ninjutsu trigger
> abilities that trigger "Whenever a creature attacks"?

No. That trigger only goes off when you declare creatures as
attackers at the beginning of your Declare Attackers step.
>
> (This was probably asked in connection with Gemini Engine a while ago,
> but it never hurts to be sure...)

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On 10 Mar 2005 14:53:50 -0800, Jax <IlGreven@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Simple Question: Would a Ninja put into play by Ninjutsu trigger
>abilities that trigger "Whenever a creature attacks"?

No, actually. The Ninja is never declared as an attacker; it appears in
full-blown "attack mode". "Whenever an attacker comes into play" would
trigger, but there aren't any such triggered abilities...

>(This was probably asked in connection with Gemini Engine a while ago,
>but it never hurts to be sure...)

Gatherer says it was:

*Dec 1, 2004 - The Twin token won't trigger any abilities that trigger "when [a
creature] attacks."

Dave
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