Siren's Lure + block attempt

Hello LSJ, Say Muse attempts to bleed, and Smudge attempts to block. Then Muse plays Missing Voice, giving Smudge -1 intercept. Smudge then gains an intercept from KRCG News Radio. At this point, can Angela Preston, who has MEL, play Siren's Lure to cause Smudge's block to fail? I think the answer is no, because Siren's Lure must be played as soon as a block attempt is declared. Thanks, Ira Siren's Lure [BL:R1, LoB:R] Cardtype: Action Modifier Discipline: Melpominee [mel] Only usable by an untapped ready vampire other than the acting minion when a minion attempts to block. That minion cannot block this action. Tap this vampire and that minion. Once the action resolves, this vampire enters combat with that minion. [MEL] As [mel] above, but do not tap this modifying vampire.

[ quoted text not captured ] I would say the answer is yes as Smudge is still attempting to block. There is nothing in Siren's Lure that says that it must be played as soon as a block attempt is played. It only says that it must be played when a minion attempts to block. If LSJ contradicts this one then I know more then one player who plays Elder Impersonation incorrectly as many play a stealth card first (say Lost in Crowds) and then Elder Impersonation in order for the blocking player to have spent one or more intercept cards on the vampire who then cannot block anymore. Archie

The answer is definitely yes for the reason stated above

Archibald Zimonyi wrote: > On 15 Apr, 08:28, "ira...@gmail.com" <ira...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Say Muse attempts to bleed, and Smudge attempts to block. Then Muse >> plays Missing Voice, giving Smudge -1 intercept. Smudge then gains an >> intercept from KRCG News Radio. At this point, can Angela Preston, >> who has MEL, play Siren's Lure to cause Smudge's block to fail? I >> think the answer is no, because Siren's Lure must be played as soon as >> a block attempt is declared. > > I would say the answer is yes as Smudge is still attempting to block. > There is nothing in Siren's Lure that says that it must be played as > soon as a block attempt is played. It only says that it must be played > when a minion attempts to block. Correct. Note to coincoinmaster: if you want to cite some "as above" text, you need to quote that text above your "as above" reference (see my response above) -- USENET doesn't do that for you.