paliden99 (paliden99@...) writes:

36. How do you process the timming on effects that states whenever...

Would you get to draw your card if somebody TQ your Frusk to death?

RT - No; by the time the Thunderquake has resolved, there is no Frusk in play
to draw a card with.

If you're Gherish, could you take 1e off an Ormagon when he
devastated?

RT - Normally, no; Abrade triggers after Devastate resolves. If Ormagon still
has energy left after Devastate is used, then you may.

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garoad (garoad@...) writes:

37. Just a quick question. Does Spirit of the Teeth only affect KT Magi?
I mean, say your KT magi dies and your next magi is Cald, or Naroom
would the effect of the Spirit still work?

RT - It will affect your next Magi, regardless of region. For instance, if
your first Magi was Traveling Healer and your next Magi was Magam,
Flamesmith, if you played Spirit of the Teeth when Traveling Healer is
defeated Magam would still gain the benefits of it.

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SSJ_Mato asks again:

38. Lanyx only had six energy left after summoning two Darkbreed's
Minions. He lost one when a Darge attacks and then another when
a Grizzled Moga attacks, thanks to its effect. When a Giant
Balder attacks, would Lanyx have lost a third energy before
Momentum kicked in or after?

RT - Momentum is not triggered until the defender is defeated, long after
Rampage would discard energy. Lanyx is reduced to one energy by the attack.

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Jodo Kast (jodo_kast@...) writes:

39. How many cards do I get to retrieve from my discard pile if I have 3
Corathans in play and discard an opposing Creature with Crushing Darkness,
thus gaining control of said opposing Creature? 1 - because of the once per
turn clause in post-eratta Corathan OR 3 - because all three Corathan's
Effects are triggered by the Crushing Darkness and the once per turn clause
applies to each Corathan OR 0-3 - depending on how many Corathan's I choose
to take cards back with. . .

RT - None; Crushing Darkness does not take control of a Creature with its
secondary effect, it allows you to play a completely new Creature.
Additionally, only one Corathan Effect may be used per control change.

Also, can the Corathan's Effect retrieve the card just played, for example
the Crushing Darkness that gained me control of an opposing Creature? I'm
guessing not, because the spells actions are completed before discarding the
spell, correct?

RT - Again, Crushing Darkness does not make the Creature switch controllers;
it lets you play a new Creature. And, generally, no, Corathan's Effect cannot
retrieve the 'theft' card, because it is discarded immediately after the card
resolves, and the Corathan's Effect interrupts this process before the
'theft' card can be discarded. The most notable exception is Corrupt; it is
discarded before its effect occurs, and so a Corathan may retrieve it.

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C. Doug (vampiresthemasquerade@...) writes:

40. Would a creature using spark to remove 2 from mowat
trigger Mowat's prickly effect?

RT - Yes; the Creature using Spark is removing energy from the Mowat, and so
Prickly is triggered, discarding two energy from the Sparking Creature.

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Lazarus Agbowo asks again:

41. Quick question: I'm playing with a Cawh and my opponent sticks out a
Rayje's sword. I cast a shell/tranquility/entangle/barqua's bubble. Does
using these spells/relic count as energy loss prevention for the sake of the
cawh's effect/rayje's sword?

RT - These effects are not energy loss reduction, but they are energy loss
prevention. There are two different csopes of energy loss prevention:

Energy loss reduction: This applies to anything that changes an assigned
energy removal amount after it is assigned (burrow, Invulnerability, etc).

Energy loss prevention: This encompasses not only reduction but also
encompasses effects that would stop effects from discarding energy
(Resistance, Shell, etc).

This is why Piercing does not get past Resistance, but Fearsome allows energy
loss to get past Shell. Piercing only applies to reduction, not full
prevention; so, yes, those effects listed are energy loss prevention, but not
reduction. Fearsome's weakness will override them, but Piercing will not.

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Jael (mirainotrunks@...) writes:

42. If i have a Crystal Vision in play and a Lens of Truth and i use the
Lens' power to discard a 4E card from my deck.

A. Are my 4E cards cost reduced to 1? (4E -1 from Crystal Vision is
less than the 4E cost of the discarded card, then -2 because of the
Lens' power?)
RT - No; Future Sight refers to the base cost, before reduction from other
cards. If Future Sight discards a four cost card, then only cards with a cost
of three energy or less, before reductions, can be reduced by the Power.

B. Are my 8E illusions cost reduced to 1?

RT - No; their base cost is eight.

C. Also, if i play an Oasis, can someone with Sword do damage?

RT - Piercing does not work, because Oasis is a prevention effect, not
reduction.

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lostinap writes again:

43. If I use Resonate to discard 2 energy off the opposing magi and to
discard
their Reality Anchor from play may the opposing magi use Reality Anchor's
effect which would prevent the energy discard?

RT - Yes, they may; the energy loss will be prevented and the Resonate will
not be able to discard a Relic.

Can I use Gwomba's Maximum Warp on opposing creatures with Boria, or only
mine?

RT - Only yours; Maximum Warp can be triggered only when you specifically are
playing a Creature.


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Reddius (karsus_avatar@...) writes:

44. Well, Can I use this Magi in this Order?

Sorrowing Ogar
Yaki, Core Stalker
Niffer

But, making this deck almost Core and usong Niffer as an
Arderial/Core Magi.

RT - Yes; Yaki and Sorrowing Ogar's restrictions only apply to Magi printed
as Core. Nifer can become Core after the fact of deck construction, and so
could League Elder. As long as none of the Magi in the stack are literally
Core, it's fine.

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Reddius asks again:

45. Ok I want to know if Snow Barl Pup effect is trigger when someone
search for a card. Like Arawan or Barak The Red. It's considered a
card draw outside their draw step or not?

RT - No; searching your deck for a card is not the same as drawing a card,
and does not trigger related effects.

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Jodo Kast asks again:

46. Crushing Stench says: "... If the chosen Creature is discarded from play,
play a Bograth Creature from your hand with two energy instead of its
starting energy. ..."
Does that mean that you have to pay the two energy as it does not say
'ignoring all costs' like on similar cards (Crushing Darkness, for example)?

RT - The Creature is played ignoring all costs.

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Douglascamp writes again:

47. After using Sand Strands on a Stagadan could the Stagadan still
attack the Magi directly or did the Sand Strands prevent the Stagadan
from attacking the Magi directly.

RT - The inability to choose Magi as a defender is more specific than the
ability to choose the Magi as a defender when attacking, because the
Stagadan's Effect grants a general ability to choose to attack the defending
Magi while Sand Strands specifically restricts that attack option alone. So,
no, the Stagadan may not attack the Magi.

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NON-LEGAL LIMITED CARDS

The following list of cards is provided as a reference to cite current,
non-legal promotional cards, and their expected legal date:

Abwyn's Gift: Dec 15th, 2002.
Comet Hyren: Dec 15th, 2002.
Kalius' Ring: Dec 15th, 2002.
Nifer: Dec 15th, 2002.
Volcano Hyren: Dec 29th, 2002.
Voice of the Storms: Dec 10th, 2002.
Power of the Creators: No date currently planned.
Tony at a Con: No date currently planned.
Dan (including alternate artwork): No date currently planned.
Dan (Tony Jones Universal version): No date currently planned.
Ludi: No date currently planned.

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