Forum:Attacking directly and trap card effect

Hello - question regarding sequence of events if a trap card is activated by an opponent when they have no monsters in their monster zone and they are being attacked directly. For example, if Magicians' Circle is activated by opponent under this scenario when I declare a direct attack, does the opponent still take the direct damage, or does the special summoned spellcaster monster cause a replay and I would need to attack again, but now the monster protects the opponent? Thanks! Quintoc72 (talk • contribs) 17:10, December 30, 2014 (UTC)