Odric, Master Tactician

two generic mana one white mana Legendary Creature — Human SoldierPower and toughness3/4

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Whenever Odric and at least three other creatures attack, you choose which creatures block this combat and how those creatures block.

"Fear holds no place in faith's battle plan."

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Odric, Master Tactician rulings

2012-07-01
You can decide that a creature won't block.
2012-07-01
All blocking declarations must still be legal.
2012-07-01
If there's a cost associated with having a creature block and you choose for that creature to block, its controller can choose to pay that cost or not. If that player decides to not pay that cost, you must propose a new set of blocking creatures.

Odric, Master Tactician keyword rules

First strike Rule 702.7

First strike is a static ability that modifies the rules for the combat damage step. (See rule , “Combat Damage Step.”)

If at least one attacking or blocking creature has first strike or double strike (see rule ) as the combat damage step begins, the only creatures that assign combat damage in that step are those with first strike or double strike. After that step, instead of proceeding to the end of combat step, the phase gets a second combat damage step. The only creatures that assign combat damage in that step are the remaining attackers and blockers that had neither first strike nor double strike as the first combat damage step began, as well as the remaining attackers and blockers that currently have double strike. After that step, the phase proceeds to the end of combat step.

Giving first strike to a creature without it after combat damage has already been dealt in the first combat damage step won’t preclude that creature from assigning combat damage in the second combat damage step. Removing first strike from a creature after it has already dealt combat damage in the first combat damage step won’t allow it to also assign combat damage in the second combat damage step (unless the creature has double strike).

Multiple instances of first strike on the same creature are redundant.