Provoke

Provoke is a keyword ability on creatures that allows a player to, during their declare attackers step, untap a creature the defending player controls and require that creature to block the attacking creature with provoke. The block must still be legal, e.g. a non-flying creature cannot block a flying creature even when Provoke is used on it.
==History==
Before provoke was keyworded, the cards and were printed with non-keyword abilities very similar to the eventual provoke ability.
Cards with provoke itself were first printed in Legions a few years later. All the provoke creatures in that set have a hook element in their art.
Outside of Legions, the un-card <c>Greater Morphling</c> is the only other card printed with provoke. The introduction of the similar fight mechanic made the return of provoke unlikely.
Provoke was one of the non-evergreen, non-deciduous keywords included in the Unfinity sticker sheets.
==Rules==
==Rulings==
*There's no requirement for the provoked creature to be tapped or to be able to block. 
*You can choose not to force the creature to block, in which case it won't untap.
*If the provoked creature becomes tapped before the declare blockers step, it won't be able to block.
*If a creature is provoked by more than one creature, the controller of the provoked creature chooses which one it blocks.
*If the provoked creature has any costs to block, those costs don't have to be paid. If the costs are paid, the provoked creature must block the creature with provoke.
==Examples==
==Cards that grants Provoke==
Creature
*<c>Hunter Sliver</c> (all Slivers)
Sticker
*<c>Squishy Sphinx Ninja</c>
==Provoke cards before the keyword ability==
* <c>Crashing Boars</c> from Exodus
* <c>Provoke</c> from Stronghold
==References==