Alright, well, there’s this thing called the declare attackers step first, right, where your opponent chooses which creatures he wants to attack with, and this taps his creatures.

Next, you move creatures to block his. You can block one of his creatures with as many as you like, but remember, your opponent gets to choose how your creatures take damage, and that might let more of his creatures get through to your life.

Blocking doesn’t cause your creatures to tap.

Then, comes first strike damage (caused by creatures with first strike and double strike [double strike means dealing first strike and regular damage, not having two attacks, as I sort of thought before]). Even blockers can deal damage with first strike and kill the attacker before they take any damage. If a creature is killed with first strike damage, the other creature doesn’t have a chance to attack back (unless it too has first strike).

Then, all regular damage is done instantaneously. Each attacking creature deals damage to blocking creatures, and each unblocked creature deals damage to your life. If you have two or more creatures blocking one, your opponent decides how to put his damage on your creatures. Then, blocking creautres deal damage equal to THEIR power back to attacking creatures, EVEN IF THEY ARE KILLED BY THEIR ATTACKER (so long as they weren’t killed by first strike damage, of course).

Remember, all damage from creatures is removed at the end of the turn, and damage goes on the stack like anything else, but once damage goes on the stack, no one can do anything else till it resolves, so take any actions you need to (like playing any +X/+Y instants) before damage goes to the stack. Like, right after they declare attackers.

I *think* I’m right about all of this, but I’d like Felipe to confirm.