<p>This is answered in the magic comprehensive rules, rule 506.4, in particular 506.4b:</p>

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  <p>506.4 A permanent is removed from combat if it leaves the battlefield, if its controller changes, if it phases out, if an effect specifically removes it from combat, if it's a planeswalker that's being attacked and stops being a planeswalker, or if it's an attacking or blocking creature that regenerates (see rule 701.12) or stops being a creature. A creature that's removed from combat stops being an attacking, blocking, blocked, and/or unblocked creature. A planeswalker that's removed from combat stops being attacked.</p>
  
  <p>...</p>
  
  <p>506.4b Tapping or untapping a creature that's already been declared as an attacker or blocker doesn't remove it from combat and doesn't prevent its combat damage.</p>
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<p>So the attacking creature is not removed from combat when it is untapped.</p>

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<p>I have declared attackers and tapped them as stated in the rules. After the defending player has declared blockers, I cast <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Tenacity">Tenacity</a> (&quot;Creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain lifelink until end of turn. Untap those creatures.&quot;) Can I now Untap them while they remain being attackers? Or do they stop being attackers? While the mechanics of this spell are clear when cast as a defending player before declaring blockers, the attacking side confuses me. I have been unable to find an answer over the internet.</p>

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If I untap all my attackers, do they stay attacking?
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# If I untap all my attackers, do they stay attacking?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-05-26)

I have declared attackers and tapped them as stated in the rules. After the defending player has declared blockers, I cast [Tenacity](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Tenacity) ("Creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain lifelink until end of turn. Untap those creatures.") Can I now Untap them while they remain being attackers? Or do they stop being attackers? While the mechanics of this spell are clear when cast as a defending player before declaring blockers, the attacking side confuses me. I have been unable to find an answer over the internet.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-05-26. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

This is answered in the magic comprehensive rules, rule 506.4, in particular 506.4b:

> 506.4 A permanent is removed from combat if it leaves the battlefield, if its controller changes, if it phases out, if an effect specifically removes it from combat, if it's a planeswalker that's being attacked and stops being a planeswalker, or if it's an attacking or blocking creature that regenerates (see rule 701.12) or stops being a creature. A creature that's removed from combat stops being an attacking, blocking, blocked, and/or unblocked creature. A planeswalker that's removed from combat stops being attacked.
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> 506.4b Tapping or untapping a creature that's already been declared as an attacker or blocker doesn't remove it from combat and doesn't prevent its combat damage.

So the attacking creature is not removed from combat when it is untapped.


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