Is an Azuki Response like an instant in Magic?
PartlyPartly. Instants can be cast whenever you have priority, by either player, in response to anything. Azuki Responses are only for the defending player, and only after an attack is declared.
Response in the Azuki TCG
Response cards and [Response] abilities are played by the defending player after an attack is declared, before Defender. You can play several during one attack, usually paying with IKZ you left untapped. The attacker never gets a response window, and spells never open one.
The same
- Both let you act on your opponent’s turn with mana or IKZ you kept open.
Different
- A Magic instant can answer a spell. Spells never open a Response window.
- The attacking player never responds in the Azuki TCG. Both Magic players can cast instants in combat.
Magic: The Gathering: checked against the Magic Comprehensive Rules. Azuki TCG: printed card text and the rules.
