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To send a creature into combat offensively. A creature can attack a player or a planeswalker. See rule 508, “Declare Attackers Step.”

A creature “attacks alone” if it’s the only creature declared as an attacker during the declare attackers step. A creature “is attacking alone” if it’s attacking but no other creatures are. See rule 506.5.

An option that may be used in certain multiplayer variants. See rule 803, “Attack Left and Attack Right Options.”

An option that may be used in certain multiplayer variants. See rule 802, “Attack Multiple Players Option.”

An option that may be used in certain multiplayer variants. See rule 803, “Attack Left and Attack Right Options.”

A creature that has either been declared as part of a legal attack during the combat phase (once all costs to attack, if any, have been paid), or a creature that has been put onto the battlefield attacking. It remains an attacking creature until it’s removed from combat or the combat phase ends, whichever comes first. See rule 508, “Declare Attackers Step.”

The team who can attack during the combat phase of a multiplayer game using the shared team turns option. See rule 805, “Shared Team Turns Option.”

An ability that triggers when a creature “attacks and isn’t blocked” triggers when the creature becomes an unblocked attacking creature. See rule 509.1h.

To choose a set of creatures that will attack, declare whether each creature is attacking the defending player or a planeswalker that player controls, and pay any costs required to allow those creatures to attack. See rule 508.1.

Part of the turn. This step is the second step of the combat phase. See rule 508, “Declare Attackers Step.”

Benefits from attacking — attack triggers, combat damage triggers, exalted.