<p>I attacked with 4/4 creature with first strike and life link. </p>

<p>My hubby blocked with his only card, a 2/2 with “when this creature is dealt damage, it deals 5 damage to target creature an opponent controls”. He chose to deal that damage to my attacking creature. </p>

<p>Can I then play an instant to give my creature +2/+2, so his damage does not kill my creature? (My attacking creature is 4/4).</p>

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2018-07-02T05:46:02.247Z
Read up on how the stack works in the linked question. Th combat phase is not relevant to your question; you are basically asking if you are allowed to respond to a triggered ability with an instant, and the answer is yes.
GendoIkari
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2018-07-02T09:14:56.340Z
Also, the damage still kills your creature, since there is also the combatdamage to be considered. 2 + 5 = 7 > 6 = 4 + 2
Erik
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2018-07-02T13:51:53.310Z
@ErikLohmann No, because the 4/4 has first strike, the 2/2 will never deal combat damage.
GendoIkari
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2018-07-02T14:22:31.133Z
Yeah, skipped that part, sorry.
Erik
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Can I play an instant mid attack/block
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# Can I play an instant mid attack/block

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-07-02)

I attacked with 4/4 creature with first strike and life link.

My hubby blocked with his only card, a 2/2 with “when this creature is dealt damage, it deals 5 damage to target creature an opponent controls”. He chose to deal that damage to my attacking creature.

Can I then play an instant to give my creature +2/+2, so his damage does not kill my creature? (My attacking creature is 4/4).

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Read up on how the stack works in the linked question. Th combat phase is not relevant to your question; you are basically asking if you are allowed to respond to a triggered ability with an instant, and the answer is yes.  
> **username_2**: Also, the damage still kills your creature, since there is also the combatdamage to be considered. 2 + 5 = 7 > 6 = 4 + 2  
> **username_1**: @ErikLohmann No, because the 4/4 has first strike, the 2/2 will never deal combat damage.  
> **username_2**: Yeah, skipped that part, sorry.  

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