If you choose to have the targeted creature block, the creature it must block is the one that was equipped by Grappling Hook at the time the ability triggered. It doesn’t matter if Grappling Hook leaves the battlefield or somehow becomes attached to another creature.
If you choose to have the targeted creature block the creature that was equipped with Grappling Hook, but it isn’t able to do so as blockers are declared (for example, because the attacking creature has flying and the targeted creature doesn’t), the requirement to block does nothing. The targeted creature is free to block whichever creature its controller chooses, or block no creatures at all.
If you control the triggered ability, you decide whether to have the targeted creature block the attacking creature at the time the ability resolves, not at the time blockers are declared.
Last observed at $0.89, down from $0.91 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.46 and $0.93 across 33 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
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This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from C17 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Commander 2017* (released August 2017).
Card #212 in Commander 2017.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Artifact — Equipment. Mana cost: {4} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Equip.
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #9,777 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Philip Straub. Rarix tracks 68 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Philip Straub
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Tapped creatures, creatures that can’t block as the result of an effect, creatures with unpaid costs to block (such as those from War Cadence), and creatures that aren’t controlled by the defending player are exempt from effects that would require them to block. Such creatures can be targeted by the ability, but the requirement to block does nothing.
