... Yes. ... Sure. ... Effectively, you *must* wait. The acting Methuselah cannot pass (instead of applying the mandatory Ecstasy effect) in order for you to...
... Correct. He uses it as if making a strike. ... Correct. ... Correct. Garrote says the "bearer may..." and the GR is not the bearer. The GR also cannot...
... Very nice analysis. Better than the excuses I was about to cobble together, I'm sure. :-) ... I've probably been assuming it, too. But the "not being used...
Vampire A with a Stake eventually (through whatever set up you like) inflicts two stake damage to vampire B, who plays Undead Persistence. B receives the Stake...
... Yes. Similarly, Mask can be played after the action fails in the usual manner (i.e., "is blocked") and before combat begins. ... Yes. ... Window. See also...
... Only if the effect that kicked in could have kicked in for the would-be Masker. For Toreador Grand Ball, that means no. ... No. The unblockability effect...
... Ah, sorry. There's the "after I have finished my actions" part of the minion phase (the Madness Network step). So, after you declare that you are finished...
... No. Only the one employed with JoBS is declared. You declare the rest (Zhenga's ability ones) when and "if the action succeeds". ... No. ... Correct. ... ...
... Correct. ... Correct. Aranthebes doesn't see Bima as a vampire. It sees Bima as the ally it is. ... The Bima wouldn't burn, but Aranthebes would still see...
... You do the "enters play"/"is played" stuff when the card is played (like targeting the Rack or Anarch Convert's conversion). Effects of the to-be-contested...
... "losing the benefit" happens, for example, when one changes to a sect inappropriate for a title. (See section 10). ... Correct, just as if he changed to a...
... Ah, fantastic. I could have sworn I had made a ruling on this before, but couldn't find it. (Apparently I had been content to let the Newsgroup Elders'...
... Yes. Pertinent card text: "Each strike". "During combat" modifies strike, not damage, and the strike was indeed made in combat (as all strikes are). ... ...
... No. ... It follows the general rule: Effects that end combat and then do something else after combat (all in the single resolution of the effect) will...
... REVERSAL: The Seattle Committee counter doesn't work on the Banished vampire (neither would any of the other anarch counters). And also, Go Anarch and...
As always, changes contained herein do not go into effect for santioned tournaments for 30 days. (So these become active on September 07, 2008.) ... Lesser...
... I'm a bit slow this morning. I get it now. Quite right, floppy. Grey Thorne can play Keystone Kine at cel as an anarch. And then, after resolving that...