Thalakos Deceiver

three generic mana one blue mana Creature — Thalakos WizardPower and toughness1/1

Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)

Whenever this creature attacks and isn't blocked, you may sacrifice it. If you do, gain control of target creature. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

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Thalakos Deceiver rulings

2021-03-19
Once a creature has been blocked, that creature remains blocked and will deal and be dealt combat damage even if it gains or loses shadow or if the blocking creature gains or loses shadow.
2021-03-19
If an attacking creature has multiple evasion abilities, such as shadow and flying, a creature can block it only if that creature satisfies all of the appropriate evasion abilities.
2021-03-19
Multiple instances of shadow on the same creature are redundant.
2013-04-15
An ability that triggers when something "attacks and isn't blocked" triggers in the declare blockers step after blockers are declared if (1) that creature is attacking and (2) no creatures are declared to block it. It will trigger even if that creature was put onto the battlefield attacking rather than having been declared as an attacker in the declare attackers step.

Thalakos Deceiver keyword rules

Shadow Rule 702.28

Shadow is an evasion ability.

A creature with shadow can’t be blocked by creatures without shadow, and a creature without shadow can’t be blocked by creatures with shadow. (See rule , “Declare Blockers Step.”)

Multiple instances of shadow on the same creature are redundant.