When a unit gains the Attacker designation mid-combat through an effect like Nidalee, Cat Form's Ambush, does Demacian Standard's attack trigger fire again for that newly attacking unit?

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FAQ #12994·asked by Schnitsel·October 20, 2026·Rules v1.5
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Yes — Demacian Standard's ability is an attack trigger, so it fires again for the new attacker.

Standard reads "When one or more friendly units attack here, give one of them +2 [M] this turn." That's keyed to the Attacker designation, not to combat starting (), so Nidalee ambushing to that battlefield and gaining the Attacker designation during the following Cleanup is a fresh trigger event — you get another +2 [M] to hand out, on top of whatever the Standard already gave earlier in this combat.

What limits it is per-unit, not per-combat: Attack triggers are only checked the first time each unit gains the Attacker designation in a given combat (.a). So bouncing Nidalee out and replaying her, or re-designating the same unit, won't re-fire it — but a genuinely new attacker will.

One caveat: this only works if it's a real Combat Showdown. If Nidalee were played to a battlefield with no enemy units, no Attacker designation is ever granted, so nothing triggers.

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