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I reread the rules to be sure but as I already thought there is no blocking order assigned by the defending player. The defending player just says which creatures block which attackers. The attacking player however chooses the order in which he assigns damage and this is where certain rules apply. The damage assigned to each creature must be enough to do lethal damage. So if a 2/2 attacker is blocked by 2 2/2 defenders the attacking player MUST deal 2 damage to one of the 2 creatures and is not allowed to for instance deal 1 damage to each creature. This is a subtle difference but in rare occasions it matters. 99% of the time it doesn't. A creature with deathtouch is allowed to assign 1 damage to each defending creature as that 1 damage is lethal damage.
In case a creature like Wall of Shadows blocks the attacking player only has to assign 1 damage to it even though that damage isn't lethal, so it's more like doing damage equal to the creatures thoughness.

double strike:

A creature with double strike or first strike assigns damage in a seperate phase before normal damage is assigned. So Warren Instigator deals damage to the first blocker in the first strike phase, that creature dies, then normal damage is assigned and Warren Instigator (because it has double strike and not first strike it gets to assign damage in the normal attack phase as well) assigns 1 damage to the remaining blocker and that blocker assigns 1 damage to Warren Instigator. Both die when the game checks damage.

[QUOTE=Seth]I reread the rules to be sure but as I already thought there is no blocking order assigned by the defending player.[/QUOTE]

Thank you so very much Seth for taking time and answering my questions! I think I have a better general understanding of blocking with multiple creatures now.

The only thing that still manages to confuse me is rule 509.3. where it says:

"Third, for each blocking creature, the defending player announces that creature's damage assignment order, which consists of the creatures it's blocking in an order of that player's choice. (During the combat damage step, a blocking creature can't assign combat damage to a creature it's blocking unless each creature ahead of that blocked creature in its order is assigned lethal damage.) This turn-based action doesn't use the stack."

I interpret this as that the defending player can choose an order for blocking, specifically "which consists of the creatures it's blocking in an order of that player's choice". Am I completely lost?

Thanks again!

Yeah I remember when they first implemented that rule, and it confused me too, still does but it's like this

Example: lets say player A attacks with a 5/5 and player B defends with a 3/6 and 2/2

509.2. Second, for each attacking creature that's become blocked, the active player announces that creature's damage assignment order

this means that the active player (the one attacking) specifies in which order his creature (the 5/5) will deal damage to the blocking creatures.

He will deal damage first to the 2/2 (and he must assign a minimum of 2 damage to it) and then he assigns his remaining 3 damage to the 3/6
This way the 2/2 will die but if he choses to deal damage first to the 3/6 he is obligated to assign 5 damage to it so neither blocker would die. So the order is obviously important.

509.3. Third, for each blocking creature, the defending player announces that creature's damage assignment order, which consists of the creatures it's blocking in an order of that player's choice.

This is the somewhat confusing part but it just states that the defending players gets to decide in which order his blockers (the 2/2 and the 3/6) deal damage to the attacking creature. This obviously doesn't matter in this case and to my knowledge I've never encountered a situation where it mattered but it's in the rules and I'm sure there are theoretical situations where it would matter.

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