Similar experience . Saw it on mobile and then hopped on my PC to see the video and it was gone . Quick search landed me here . Great sub , btw . Happy to see that somebody gives half a shit on this site . <| sep |> Smuggling smug into mass debate wins election . <| sep |> No . In this scenario , you played Valefor during the Attack declaration step , so the Forward would not be on the board when you reach the Damage resolution step . Even if you had cast Valefor during the Block declaration step and no blocker was declared , the damage would still not go through as the Forward would not be in play during Damage resolutionIf you want to attack , deal damage , and THEN bounce to your hand , you need to cast Valefor in Main phase 2 .