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Text	I have an exhausted Bumpsy (CoTA 030) in play and my opponent has no creatures in their battleline. I play the card Anger (CoTA 001) and choose to resolve it on Bumpsy. What happens?//Bumpsy will be readied by the effect of Anger, but since there are no enemy creatures in play it cannot be used to fight so it remains ready.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	If my Jargogle (AoA 131) is destroyed on my turn and its Destroyed: ability lets me play a card with Omega, can I still play cards afterwards?//Not usually. If Jargoggle was destroyed during your Step 3 you may not play or use any more cards—just finish resolving any more triggered effects and then move on to the next step. If Jargoggle was destroyed during your Step 1, however (for example, because you forged a key while Strange Gizmo (CoTA 134) was out), you only move on to Step 2, where you may then choose your house and move on to Step 3, where you are allowed to play and use cards again as normal.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	On my opponent’s turn they use their Yxilo Bolter (CoTA 204) to reap and choose to resolve its reap effect on my Bad Penny (CoTA 296). Is the Bad Penny purged or does it end up back in my hand?//The Bad Penny goes back to your hand. “Destroyed:” effects happen immediately before a creature is destroyed, meaning that Bad Penny is back in its owner’s hand before the Yxilo Bolter can try to purge it with its reap effect. At that point, any pending effects waiting to resolve on Bad Penny no longer do. This is because Bad Penny is moving to an out-of-play zone in which the identity of cards is hidden from the opponent.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	If I have Tolas (CoTA 103) in my battleline and I use another creature to fight and destroy my opponent's Bad Penny (CoTA 296). Bad Penny’s “Destroyed:” ability returns Bad Penny to my opponent’s hand. Do I still gain 1 through the resolution of Tolas’ ability?//Yes. Even though Bad Penny is returned to a different out-of-play zone before it can go to the discard pile, it is still considered to have been "destroyed" for the purposes of card effects.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	My opponent has 14 in their pool and I have 0 in mine. I play Bait and Switch (CoTA 267). How many times will the effect on Bait and Switch resolve?//Bait and Switch’s effect will resolve twice. When the effect resolves the first time it checks if your opponent has more Æmber than you and steals 1. It then checks to see if your opponent has more Æmber than you. Since your opponent still has more Æmber than you, the preceding effect repeats, after which the resolution of the “Play:” ability is complete.
Type	FAQ
Date	05-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Bait and Switch•
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Text	My opponent has a Banner of Battle (CoTA 020) in play. Can I play the card Poltergeist (CoTA 069) to destroy the Banner of Battle, even if the artifact can’t be used?//Yes, you can resolve the effect of Poltergeist on any artifact in play even if the artifact cannot be used. You just resolve as much of the card effect as you can and to resolve this situation you just destroy the artifact.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I have Combat Pheromones (CoTA 180), “John Smyth” (CoTA 195), and Mindwarper (CoTA 196) in play. I sacrifice the Combat Pheromones and reap with Mindwarper, and then reap with “John Smyth” and use “John Smyth’s” "After Reap:" effect to ready Mindwarper. Can I use the Mindwarper again?//Yes, Combat Pheromones is granting permission to use a creature during that turn. If you have an effect that readies one of the Mars cards affected by the Combat Pheromones (Such as “John Smyth”), you will be able to use that card again.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	My opponent has Sir Marrows (AoA 223) in play. If I play Dimension Door (CoTA 108) and then reap with a creature, does Sir Marrows capture the Æmber from the creature reaping?//No, in this case the effect of gaining the Æmber from reaping is being replaced by stealing Æmber from your opponent. This means that you aren’t getting Æmber directly from the reap and your opponent’s Sir Marrows will not be able to capture it.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	If Duma the Martyr (CoTA 242) and another of my creatures are both destroyed by a damage effect like Poison Wave (CoTA 280), can Duma the Martyr save my other creature from destruction?//No. If the damage causes Duma the Martyr and your other creature to both be tagged for destruction, healing that creature afterwards will not prevent its destruction.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	My opponent puts two of my creatures into their archives using Sample Collection (CoTA 175). On my next turn I play Dysania (CoTA 141). What happens?//Playing the Dysania will cause each of your opponent’s archived cards to be discarded, however since the Sample Collection states that when these creatures leave the archives they are put into their owner’s hand instead these cards are returned to your hand. Since these cards were not discarded by Dysania’s effect, you will not gain any Æmber from the resolution of that effect.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	When does the ability of the Encounter Suit (WC 330) resolve?//Encounter Suit's ability occurs after an action card is played and its Æmber bonus is resolved, at the same timing point as other effects that occur "after" an action card is played. However, the active player must resolve Encounter Suit's effect before resolving the "Play:" effect on that action card.
Type	FAQ
Date	11-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I have a Faygin (CoTA 300) in play and my opponent has an Urchin (CoTA 315) in play. I reap with Faygin and with its reap effect I choose my opponent’s Urchin. What happens?//Faygin’s effect causes the Urchin to try and go into your hand, however when a card leaves play it always goes to its owner’s corresponding out of play zone unless the card causing it to leave play specifies otherwise. The Urchin is returned to your opponent’s hand instead of yours.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	If I use Gabos Longarms to attack a creature without elusive, can I use Gabos’s “Before Fight:” ability to deal damage to an elusive creature instead, or will the elusive keyword prevent the damage?//Gabos Longarms can deal damage to an elusive creature using its ability. The elusive ability prevents damage only when the creature is attacked— because Gabos is not actually attacking the elusive creature, the elusive keyword will not protect it.
Type	FAQ
Date	05-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	My Gabos Longarms (CoTA 86) attacks my opponent’s Æmber Imp (AoA 53). Is Gabos Longarms’ damage prevented by Elusive, or can I deal that damage to another creature?//You may still deal Gabos Longarms’ damage to another creature. Elusive only prevents damage dealt to the creature with the elusive ability during the fight.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	If a card like Gateway to Dis (CoTA 59) destroys multiple creatures and Tolas (CoTA 103) is one of those creatures, does anyone gain Æmber off of Tolas’ ability?//No. Tolas’ ability does not trigger until cards are actually put into discard piles, at which point Tolas is already destroyed.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I have Grasping Vines under Masterplan. If I use Masterplan’s “Omni” effect to play Grasping Vines, can I return Masterplan to my hand before it is sacrificed?//Yes. Masterplan’s effect allows you to play the card beneath it before sacrificing Masterplan. Masterplan is still in play at the time you play Grasping Vines, and therefore can be returned to your hand using Grasping Vines’s effect.
Type	FAQ
Date	05-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I use my Hallowed Shield (AoA 218) to protect my Maruck the Marked (AoA 220) from damage and then I attack my opponent’s 3-power creature. Do I capture an Æember with Maruck’s ability?//No. Protection effects like Hallowed Shield prevent damage before armor. Maruck still has 1 armor left after the fight.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	My opponent has 10 Æmber and is about to forge their second key. I play Interdimensional Graft (CoTA 112). My opponent has Forgemaster Og (AoA 38) in play. On their turn they forge a key for 6 Æmber. What happens to their remaining 4 Æmber?//The effect of Interdimensional Graft and Forgemaster Og both occur at the same time step (after the key is forged), so the active player (your opponent) chooses which to resolve first.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I have 0 Æmber in my Æmber pool and have chosen house Logos to be my active house this turn. I play Wild Wormhole (CoTA 125) and try and play the top card of my deck is Kelifi Dragon (CoTA 037). What happens?//The Kelifi Dragon is returned to the top of the deck. Kelifi Dragon has a play requirement of needing to have 7 Æmber in your Æmber pool, and since you didn’t have any initially (you now have 1 from playing the Wild Wormhole) you don’t have enough to be able to play the Kelifi Dragon. Since you can’t play the card it is returned to the place you tried to play it from, in this case the top of the deck.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	In my play area, I control a Spangler Box (CoTA 132) that has purged my own Kelifi Dragon (CoTA 037). Spangler Box is returned to its owner’s hand with Grasping Vines (CoTA 324), but I don’t have any Æmber in my pool. Does my Kelifi Dragon return to my battleline?//Yes. Kelifi Dragon is not being played when it is returned by Spangler Box’s ability, it is being put into play, which bypasses normal play restrictions. Kelifi Dragon will return to play no matter how much Æmber is in your pool.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	My opponent forges two keys on their turn. On my next turn, I play Key Hammer (CoTA 66). What happens?//Key Hammer only affects a single key. You will choose one of the two keys your opponent forged on their previous turn and unforge it.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I play King of the Crag (CoTA 038) while my opponent has Looter Goblin (CoTA 041) in play. What happens?//The rules for damage state that “If a creature has as much or more damage on it as it has power, the creature is destroyed and placed on top of its owner’s discard pile.” When a creature has 0 power, if it has 0 damage on it, it is destroyed.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•King of the Crag•Looter Goblin•
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Text	I have Pingle Who Annoys (CoTA 43) and my opponent plays King of the Crag (CoTA 38). Will King of the Crag take a damage before Pingle is destroyed?//No. Because King of the Crag’s ability is a constant, its effect applies as long as it’s in play and destroys Pingle before Pingle’s “after it enters play” effect can trigger.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	I have chosen house Logos to be my active house this turn and start off by playing Library Access (CoTA 115), I then play Wild Wormhole (CoTA 125). In what order do I resolve this combination of effects?//When you play a Wild Wormhole after playing a Library Access the following happens in this order: You gain 1 Æmber from Wild Wormhole’s Æmber bonus. Library Access’s effect and Wild Wormhole’s play effect are simultaneous, so you may resolve them in either order. You gain Æmber from any Æmber bonus on the card played from the top of your deck. If there are any play effects on the card played from the top of your deck, they are simultaneous with Library Access’s effect. You may resolve them in either order.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I have a Ronnie Wristclocks (AoA 276) next to a Little Niff (AoA 289). I attack one of my opponent’s creatures with Ronnie Wristclocks, but he is destroyed during the fight. Does Little Niff’s ability still allow me to steal 1 Æmber?//Yes. Little Niff’s neighbor does not need to survive in order for Little Niff to steal the Æmber.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I have no creatures in play and my opponent has two. Can I play the card Lost in the Woods (CoTA 327) even though I don’t have two creatures in play?//Yes you can. The “Resolve As Much As You Can” rule says that you resolve as much of a card effect as possible and any part of a card you cannot resolve is ignored. In the context of Lost in the Woods, it means that you shuffle in as many of the creatures as you can. So in the case that your opponent has two or more creatures in their battleline and you have none, you will shuffle in two enemy creatures and no friendly creatures.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	If I play Mimicry as a copy of an action card in my opponent’s discard pile, which card does the Rule of Six apply to?//For the purposes of the Rule of Six, you are considered to have played the copied card.
Type	FAQ
Date	05-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	I choose Logos as my active house. I play Phase Shift (CoTA 117), then play a Mimicry (CoTA 328) as a copy of Foggify (CoTA 110). Can I still play another non-Logos card using Phase Shift’s effect?//No. Phase Shift grants you permission to play 1 non-Logos card this turn. Playing Mimicry uses up this effect, as you would not have been able to play Mimicry without Phase Shift’s effect.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	Can I play Mimicry (CoTA 328) as a copy of Eureka! (AoA 128) if I have already played another card this turn?//No. If Mimicry is played as a copy of Eureka!, it will have the Alpha keyword. Since you have already played another card this turn, you are not able to play an alpha card this turn and so the Mimicry will not be played and will go back to your hand instead.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	Can I play Mimicry (CoTA 328) as a copy of Eureka! (AoA 128) as the first thing I do during step 3 of my turn?//Yes. Mimicry is being played as a copy of Eureka and will have the Alpha keyword. Since you haven’t done anything else (played a card, discarded a card, or used a card) this turn you can still play the alpha card.
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Date
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I play Nerve Blast (CoTA 276) while my opponent has 2 in their pool and controls a Po’s Pixies (AoA 362). Am I able to deal 2 damage with Nerve Blast’s effect?//Yes. Po’s Pixies has a replacement effect that changes where the stolen Æmber is taken from (the common supply instead of its controller’s pool). However, that Æmber is still considered to be “stolen,” and therefore the “if you do” condition of Nerve Blast has been satisfied.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Nerve Blast•Po’s Pixies•
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Text	My opponent has two creatures in play and I have none. I play Neutron Shark (CoTA 146) and use its play effect to destroy an enemy creature as well as the Neutron Shark. If the top card of my deck does not belong to house Logos, can I repeat Neutron Shark’s ability and destroy my opponent’s other creature?//No. The destruction of Neutron Shark and the first enemy creature resolves fully before you proceed with the rest of Neutron Shark’s ability. Because Neutron Shark is no longer in play, its Play/Fight/Reap ability is no longer active and cannot be triggered again.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	I reap with Nexus (CoTA 305), and use my opponent’s Spectral Tunneler (CoTA 133) to give Nexus the ability “After Reap: Draw a card.” Will that "After Reap:" ability resolve??//Yes. You are still in the timing window to resolve any “After Reap:” abilities after Nexus has reaped, so the “After Reap:” ability gained from Spectral Tunneller will resolve.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	If I have a 2-power creature with a Soulkeeper (AoA 83) attached, my opponent has a 6-power creature and a 5-power creature, and I play Opal Knight (AoA 260), do both of my opponent’s creatures die, or just the 6-power one?//Just the 6-power one. Since Soulkeeper’s effect resolves before the destroyed creatures leave play, it will try to tag the 6-power creature for destruction even though it has already been tagged.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Soulkeeper•Opal Knight•
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Text	Its the first turn of the game and I am going first. I choose house Logos to be the active house and play the card Phase Shift (CoTA 117). Does this allow me to play another card this turn even though the First Turn Rule is in effect?//Playing Phase Shift will allow you to play another card from your hand this turn, since the First Turn Rule can be modified by card effects.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I have chosen house Logos to be my active house this turn and play a Phase Shift (COTA 117) then play another copy of Phase Shift. How many non-Logos cards can I play this turn?//You can play two non-Logos cards this turn. Each copy of Phase Shift that you play allows you to play an additional non-Logos card.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I have Pitlord (COTA 093) in play and my opponent plays Restringuntus (COTA 094) and chooses house Dis. What happens when I try to declare my house on my next turn?//During the Choose a House step of your next turn, you will be in a position where you must choose house Dis (because of Pitlord’s ability), but also cannot choose house Dis (because of Restinguntus). Cannot effects take precedence over must effects, thus you cannot choose Dis. You may choose either of your other houses.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I have a maverick Pitlord in play in a deck without house Dis. Am I forced to choose house Dis as my active house?//No. You cannot choose an active house unless it is on your identity card or you control a card of that house. This restriction overrides Pitlord’s effect, allowing you to choose any of your houses as your active house.
Type	FAQ
Date	05-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	What happens if I use Spectral Tunneler on a non-flank creature (causing it to be considered a flank creature), then play Positron Bolt on that creature?//Positron Bolt will deal 3 damage to that creature. You will choose one of that creature’s neighbors to deal 2 damage to, and then deal 1 damage to the other neighbor of that second creature.
Type	FAQ
Date	05-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I have Shadow Self (CoTA 310) with Raiding Knight (CoTA 255) as a neighbor. My Raiding Knight is then attacked by a 4 power creature. How much damage does each creature take in this situation?//In this case, the Shadow Self will take 2 damage, the Raiding Knight will take no damage, and the 4 power creature will take 4 damage and be destroyed. This happens because before the damage can be dealt to the Raiding Knight, two of it is prevented by its armor. Then when the damage is actually being dealt, the damage that would be dealt to the Raiding Knight is dealt to the Shadow Self instead. At the same time as the Shadow Self is being dealt damage, the 4 power creature takes 4 damage from the Raiding Knight’s power.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Shadow Self•Raiding Knight•
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Text	I play the card Sack of Coins (AoA 312) with 3 Æmber in my pool. Can I divide the 3 damage among multiple creatures?//Yes. Because Sack of Coins deals 1 damage “for each” Æmber in your pool, each point of damage may be assigned to a different creature.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	What happens if I use Replicator (COTA 150) to trigger the reap effect of an opponent’s Sanctum Guardian(COTA 256)?//Sanctum Guardian’s reap effect will do nothing. A creature cannot be moved from one player’s battleline to the other player’s battleline except by effects that explicitly change control of that creature.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	My Scowly Caper (AoA 313) is under my opponent’s control and is purged by Spangler Box (CoTA 132). If Spangler Box is destroyed and Scowly Caper is returned to play, whose control is it under?//Scowly Caper’s ability causes Scowly Caper to enter play under the control of your opponent. This happens any time Scowly Caper enters play regardless if Scowly Caper is played, “put into play,” or returned to play.
Type	FAQ
Date	11-19-1019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I reap with Replicator (CoTA 150), and use its ability to trigger the reap effect of my opponent’s Sequis (CoTA 257) as if I controlled it. Which player’s pool does Sequis capture Æmber from?//Sequis captures 1 from your opponent’s pool. You are using Sequis as if you controlled it, so the default capture rules cause the Æmber to be captured from your opponent’s pool.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Replicator•Sequis•
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Text	My opponent plays Shadow of Dis (AoA 103), forcing me to treat my creatures’ text boxes as if they were blank until their next turn. I play Silvertooth (CoTA 311). Does Silvertooth enter play ready?//Yes. Shadow of Dis only affects creatures while they are in play. Silvertooth’s ability modifies how it enters play, so it is in effect before the Shadow of Dis effect applies to it.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	My opponent plays Shadow of Dis (AoA 103). I have two copies of Glimmer (AoA 323) in my hand. May I play them both?//No. Alpha is a play restriction that is active while in your hand before playing the card. After you have played a card in a step, you may not play an Alpha card even if its text box will be considered blank once it is in play.
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Source	Rulebook
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Text	I reap with Nexus (CoTA 305), which allows me to use an opponent’s artifact “as if it were” mine. I choose to use my opponent’s Shard of Greed (AoA 315), which lets me gain 1 “for each friendly Shard.” Shard of Greed is the only Shard in play. How much Æmber do I gain?//1 . You are using Shard of Greed as if it were yours, so Shard of Greed counts itself as a friendly Shard for the purposes of its ability. Note from the Arcanists: The FAQ entry here is specifically answering how many Æmber are gained by the resolution of Shard of Greed's Action: ability, it does not include the Æmber that was gained by reaping with Nexus.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Nexus•Shard of Greed•
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Text	I have 2 Æmber in my pool and I reap with a creature. My opponent has 2 Sir Marrows (AoA 223) in play. Do both Sir Marrows capture an Æmber, and if so, where does the second one come from?//Sir Marrows can only capture the 1 Æmber that was just gained from reaping. The active player determines which Sir Marrows captures the Æmber.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I play Smaaash (CoTA 046), but each of my opponent’s creatures is already stunned. Do I have to resolve the effect against Smaaash itself?//No. You may still choose to resolve Smaaash’s “Play:” effect against one of your opponent’s creatures, however you cannot put a stun counter on an already stunned creature so nothing will happen.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I have a Stealer of Souls (CoTA 098) in play and my opponent has a Valdr (CoTA 029). I use my Stealer of Souls to fight Valdr and both creatures are destroyed. Does the Stealer of Souls’ ability trigger?//No, the Stealer of Souls’ ability will not trigger. In order for the Stealer of Souls ability to trigger it must be in play, so if both the Stealer of Souls and the creature it is fighting die, they die simultaneously and the Stealer of Souls ability cannot trigger (see “Destroyed” on Page 10).
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Date	01-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
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Text	Its the first turn of the game and I am going first. I choose house Logos to be the active house and play the card Wild Wormhole (CoTA 125). Can Wild Wormhole’s effect be resolved even though the First Turn Rule is in effect?//Yes, Wild Wormhole’s effect can be resolved.
Type	FAQ
Date	11-19-2018
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I have 2 chains and 7 cards in hand when moving to my draw cards step. Will I shed a chain during this step?//No, you will not shed a chain during this draw cards step. Chains are only shed when a player would draw cards during the draw step and the chains prevent them from doing so. Since you already have 7 cards in your hand, you aren’t going to be drawing any cards, and thus don’t lose any of your chains.
Type	FAQ
Date	11-19-2018
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Chains•
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Text	I have 2 chains and 5 cards in hand when moving to my draw cards step. Will I shed a chain during this step?//Yes, you will shed a chain during this step. Chains are only shed when a player would draw cards during the draw step and the chains prevent them from doing so. You only have 5 cards in hand, and normally you would draw a card to refill your hand. However because of the chains you are prevented from drawing that card. Since you would normally have drawn the card and the chain prevented it, you then shed 1 chain.
Type	FAQ
Date	11-19-2018
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Chains•
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Text	If I play Maleficorn (MM 040) that also has a damage icon on it, does its damage icon deal a bonus damage?//Yes. Creatures are already in play before their bonus icons resolve, so in this case Maleficorn’s constant ability would be online before you deal damage with its bonus icons.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
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Text	If I play Bonesaw (MM 002) and that card has a damage icon on it that I use to destroy a friendly creature, will Bonesaw enter play ready?// No. Because Bonesaw is already in play before you resolve its icons, it will have already entered play exhausted.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
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Text	When I play Wild Bounty (MM392), is “bonus icons” referring to all the icons on a card, or just the icons added to that card by the enhance keyword?//All icons. Even æmber icons that always appears on your card are considered bonus icons.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
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Text	If I play Shoulder Id (MM 257) with a bonus damage icon on it, does resolving that damage count as Shoulder Id dealing the damage, and therefore would that icon let me steal instead?//No. Although the bonus icon is on Shoulder Id, Shoulder Id itself is not the source of that damage.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
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Text	If I play Rad Penny (MM255) with a damage icon on it while no other creatures are in play, will that damage destroy Rad Penny before its "Play:" effect lets me steal 1 ?//Yes. Rad Penny will leave play before its "Play:" effect has a chance to resolve.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
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Text	If I play Rad Penny (MM255) with a damage icon and a draw icon on it while no other creatures are in play, will the damage destroy Rad Penny before I can resolve its draw icon?//No, the draw icon will still resolve. Once a card has been played, all bonus icons on that card will resolve, even if the card leaves play.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
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Text	If I play a card with two bonus damage icons and my opponent has a 1 power creature with a ward counter, can I destroy that creature?//Yes. Each damage icon resolves separately, so the first damage icon can remove the ward counter, and the second damage icon can then damage the creature.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I have Optio Gorkus (MM 226) in play upgraded with Imperial Scutum. Then I play a card that destroys all creatures. Can I use the “Destroyed:” effect on Optio Gorkus’s neighbors to move all Æmber on them to Optio Gorkus before I use the “Destroyed:” effect granted by Imperial Scutum to return all that Æmber to the common supply, keeping the æmber out of my opponent’s hands?//Yes. The active player chooses the order of “Destroyed:” effects. If the creatures are being destroyed on your turn, you can send the Æmber from your destroyed creatures to the common supply, but if the creature are being destroyed on your opponent’s turn, they could choose the opposite order so that they get the Æmber from those destroyed creatures instead.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
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Text	If two Dreckers (MM 006) are neighbors and I fight one of them with my 2-power creature, what happens?//Both Dreckers simultaneously take 2 damage. The damage is dealt only once, it does not create a second instance of damage.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
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Text	If I have Sinestra (MM 047) and Dexus (MM 054) both out and my opponent has no creatures out, do they lose 2 æmber the first time they play a creature?//Yes. The first creature they play will count as both on their left flank and their right flank, so both Dexus and Sinestra’s abilities will trigger.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I play two copies of Lethal Distraction (AoA 305), choosing the same creature each time. Later in the turn, I deal 1 damage to that creature. How much total damage does the creature take?//The creature takes 5 damage total: 1 from the initial damage, 2 from the first Lethal Distraction, and 2 from the second Lethal Distraction. Each resolution of Lethal Distraction’s “additional” damage adds 2 to the original damage, it is not a separate instance of damage.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
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Text	If I play Mimic Gel (WC 170) copying a creature that has damage counters, +1 power counters, a ward counter, and an upgrade which gives it additional text, does Mimic Gel also copy the various counters and upgraded text?//No. Mimic Gel enters play as a copy of the base card, unmodified by any other effects.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
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Text	If I play Mimic Gel copying a Crash Muldoon (WC 327) will Mimic Gel enter play ready, and can I use the Deploy ability to have Mimic Gel enter play anywhere in my battleline?//Yes to both. Mimic Gel enters play as a copy of the chosen card, and both Deploy and Crash Muldoon’s “enters play ready” ability take effect as the card enters play, so Mimic Gel will also copy these effects.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	If I play Mimic Gel copying an Auto-Legionary that has been activated and is currently a creature, what does Mimic Gel become?//Mimic Gel becomes a 5-power creature that can be used as if it belonged to the active house.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	If I put a 4th Æmber on [REDACTED] (AoA 139) through a method other than its own ability, can I immediately sacrifice it and forge a key?// No. [REDACTED] has a single ability that triggers after you choose Logos as your active house, placing 1 on it then allowing you to sacrifice it and forge a key if there are 4 or more on it. You cannot use the "forge a key" part of the ability independently.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I have a creature in play upgraded with Discombobulator (WC 149). My opponent has Gargantodon (WC 203) in play. What happens when my opponent tries to steal Æmber from my pool?//Nothing. Discombobulator’s ability says that your Æmber cannot be stolen, which means there will be nothing for Gargantodon’s replacement effect to replace. Your opponent’s steal effect will fail to resolve.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I have Po’s Pixies (AoA 362) and my opponent has two copies of Sir Marrows (AoA 223). I reap with Po’s Poxies. Do both of the Sir Marrows capture Æmber from the common supply?//Yes. Each of the Sir Marrows sees the Æmber that you gain from reaping, and both will try to capture it. Normally only one of them would be able to successfully capture it, however, because Po’s Pixies replaces the capture attempt with a capture from the common supply, when the second Sir Marrows attempts to capture the same specific Æmber, it is still available. Therefore both of the Sir Marrows will attempt to capture the same Æmber, one by one, and each attempt will be replaced with a capture from the common supply.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	My Shoulder Id (MM 257) is attacked by a creature with 6 armor. Does Shoulder Id steal 1 Æmber?//Yes. Shoulder Id's ability is a replacement effect that occurs any time Shoulder Id would attempt to deal damage, even if another card's effect would end up preventing that damage. This applies to armor, ward, invulnerable, and "cannot be dealt damage" effects such as Shield of Justice (CotA 225).
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	My Shoulder Id (MM 257) is attacked by a creature with skirmish. Does Shoulder Id steal 1 Æmber?// No. Shoulder Id's replacement effect does not occur in situations when it would not attempt to deal any damage. This applies when it is attacked by a creature with skirmish, or if Shoulder Id gains elusive and is attacked for the first time in a turn.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	When I play Survey (MM 316), what happens to the card that I look at but do not discard?//Just put it back on top of your deck. By default, if you are instructed to look at a card and not do anything else with it, it will return to the same spot it was in previously.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	If I resolve the “Action:” on Obsidian Forge (WC 025) and choose to destroy a warded creature, will that creature reduce the cost to forge that key?//No. If the creature is not “destroyed this way” they do not reduce the key cost.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	If I use Saurian Egg (MM 210)’s "Omni:" ability and both the cards revealed are Saurian creatures, do they both come into play? Do they get three +1 power counters each?//Yes and yes. Sometimes the egg contains twins!
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
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Text	If I have Siren Horn (MM 212) on a creature with Assault 2, and I attack an enemy creature with only 2 health remaining, does the Assault damage destroy them before or after I can move an Æmber onto them?//Assault damage occurs at the same timing point as "Before Fight:" abilities, so the active player (you) gets to choose which order to resolve them in.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	If I play Pain Reaction (AoA 078) on an opponent's creature to destroy it, when is the damage dealt to its neighbors? If the creature has already left play, how do I know what its neighbors are?//Pain Reaction is an exception to the rule that all damage from an ability is dealt simultaneously, because it explicitly establishes that the damage is dealt after the destroyed creature leaves play. This damage is dealt to whatever creatures were the neighbors of the destroyed creature immediately before it left play.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
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Text	If I use Smite (AoA 224) to make my Firespitter (CotA 032) fight my opponent's 1 power creature which has 2 neighboring 1 power creatures, each of which has neighboring 2 power creatures on the flanks, will Smite destroy the 2 power flank creatures?//No. Smite's damage effect refers to the neighbors that the defending creature had immediately before leaving play. As the 1 power defending creature will leave play at the same time as its 1 power neighbors due to Firespitter's Before Fight: ability, Smite's damage effect will fail because the creatures it refers to are no longer in play.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	If I use Phalanx Strike (WC 189) and choose to exalt a friendly creature to repeat the damage effect, will this allow me to remove a ward counter from a creature and also damage the same creature?//Yes. Phalanx Strike is an exception to the rule that all damage from an ability is dealt simultaneously, because it explicitly establishes that the damage effect repeats a second time. This allows you to use the first instance of damage to remove a ward from a creature, and then use the repeated effect to deal damage to the same creature.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	If I fight and destroy my opponent's Tolas (CotA 103) with Overlord Greking (CotA 087), after putting Tolas into play under my control, will Tolas's ability resolve?//No. Tolas has a constant ability that is active only while it is in play. Because Tolas is not in play at the time it is destroyed, its constant ability will not resolve.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
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Text	After I play Waking Nightmare (MM 017), if more Dis creatures then enter or leave play, will my opponent’s key cost change, or is it locked in when I played Waking Nightmare?//The key cost will change. This is a lasting effect that will update every time the board state changes.
Type	FAQ
Date	07-19-2020
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	My opponent has 2 cards in their archives and I play Yzphyz Knowdrone (AoA 210). Can I purge a card from their archives? If one of the cards in their archive is my own and I can tell because of the card back, can I intentionally choose the card I own/the card I don’t own?//Yes, you can purge a card from any player’s archives. No, you may not decide which card to purge from your opponent’s archives based on card backs. Your opponent’s archive is fully hidden information, so when you purge a card from their archives you must choose which card randomly.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-07-2021
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	If I use the Action: ability on Fission Bloom (MM 087) and then use the After Fight/After Reap: ability on Ultra Gravitron (MM 125) to purge an enemy creature and resolve each of its bonus icons, do I get to resolve all its icons twice?//Yes. Ultra Gravitron’s “as if you had played” text is intended to trigger all card effects like Fission Bloom’s “The next time you play a card this turn.”
Type	FAQ
Date	01-07-2021
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	My opponent has Master of the Grey (MM 169) in play. If I use the Action: ability on Ensign El-Samra (MM 340), does the constant ability of Master of the Grey prevent the bonus icons from resolving or is the “as if you had played it” enough to get around Master of the Grey’s ability to stop it?//The constant ability of Master of the Grey prevents any bonus icons from resolving on the card revealed by Ensign El-Samra’s ability.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	I have Scrivener Favian (MM 155) and Amphora Captura (MM 215) in play. Can I use Amphora Captura's replacement effect to resolve a bonus icon as a capture, and then use Scrivener Favian's replacement effect to resolve that as a steal?//Yes. Both of these replacement effects would happen simultaneously, so you, as the active player, get to choose their order. You may choose to first treat the bonus icon as capture and then to treat that capture as steal.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-07-2021
Source	Rulebook
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Text	Can Rock-Hurling Giant’s (CotA 44) ability deal damage to Ardent Hero (MM 126)?//No. Because Rock Hurling Giant has 6 power, it cannot deal damage to Ardent Hero from its power or from its printed abilities. In general, the source of damage is the card that is dealing that damage, with the exception of damage bonus icons, because that damage is done by a game step.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-07-2021
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I have 4 Æmber in my pool and my opponent has 6. If I play Crassosaurus (WC 217), am I forced to capture 10 total Æmber onto Crassosaurus, or can I choose not to capture from myself and let Crassosaurus get purged?//Do as much as you can. In this case, if there is 10 or more Æmber total in all players’ pools when you play Crassosaurus, you must capture 10 Æmber onto Crassosaurus.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-07-2021
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	If I play Ghosthawk (WC 356) next to an enraged creature, can that creature reap?//Yes. You are only forced to fight with an enraged creature if you use them and they are able to fight. Because Ghosthawk instructs you to reap with that creature, not to use it, you are not able to fight with it, and therefore you can reap with it. The creature will exhaust, but will not lose its enrage counter.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-07-2021
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Ghosthawk•Enrage•
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Text	If I play Exhume (AoA 059) and choose an Explo-rover (WC 297) in my discard pile, can I play it as an upgrade, or must I play it as a creature?//You can play Explo-rover as either an upgrade or a creature with Exhume. When Exhume specifies “creature” in your discard pile, this is a play restriction on which card in your discard pile you can choose, but not a requirement that that card must remain a creature as you play it.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-07-2021
Source	Rulebook
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Text	My opponent has 5 in their pool, a Senator Shrix (WC 193) with 5 on it, and a Keyfrog (MM 369). Their key cost is 6. If I destroy their Keyfrog, do they forge a key? If so, where does the æmber come from?//Yes, your opponent will forge a key through the resolution of Keyfrog’s “Destroyed:” ability. Forging is not optional; if a player has enough Æmber to forge, including Æmber on cards like Senator Shrix, they must do so. The active player will make the decision regarding how much Æmber will be taken off of Senator Shrix and how much will come from the opponent's pool.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-07-2021
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Senator Shrix•Keyfrog•
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Text	I have the The Pale Star (MM 049), Chonkers (MM 396), and Dark Æmber Vault (MM 001) in play. Chonkers has 1 printed power, one +1 power counter, and +2 power from the Dark Æmber Vault. If I sacrifice The Pale Star, how much power will Chonkers have? If I attack with Chonkers and it gains another +1 power counter this turn, how much power will it have then?//1 Power in both cases. Restrictive (“cannot”) effects overrule permissive (“may”) effects, and The Pale Star is essentially saying “creatures cannot have power other than 1 and armor other than 0”, So Chonkers will still only have 1 power this turn, despite any other counters or card effects that would usually increase its power, even if those counters are added after The Pale Star’s ability has triggered.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-07-2021
Source	Rulebook
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Text	In my battleline I have Tantadlin (AoA 333) in play, as well as Creed of Nurture (WC 386). If I sacrifice Creed of Nurture and reveal Terrordactyl (WC 211), when I use Tantadlin to fight, will it do 2 damage (as Tantadlin says), 4 damage (as Terrordactyl says), or 6 damage (combining the damage of both Tantadlin and Terrordactyl)?//2 damage. If two conflicting restrictions apply to the same card, follow the more restrictive of the two.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-07-2021
Source	Rulebook
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Text	I have a Jargogle (AoA 131) with a Wild Wormhole (CoTA 125) under it, and I play Unlocked Gateway (AoA 67). Will Omega prevent me from playing Wild Wormhole when resolving Jargogle’s “Destroyed:” ability? If Wild Wormhole’s “Play:” ability plays a creature from my deck, does that creature get destroyed by Unlocked Gateway?? If Wild Wormhole causes a creature to be played from my deck, does that creature survive the Unlocked Gateway?//No, Omega will not prevent Jargogle’s “Destroyed:” ability from resolving. Omega creates a lasting effect that ends the step once all pending abilities and effects have been resolved, so Jargogle’s “Destroyed:” ability will resolve, playing Wild Wormhole. Similarly, Wild Wormhole’s “Play:” ability will also resolve. If a creature is played by the resolution of Wild Wormhole’s “Play:” ability, that creature will not have been tagged for destruction by the resolution of Unlocked Gateway, and will remain in play while the other creatures (that were tagged for destruction) complete their destruction.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-07-2021
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	If Lightsmith Clariel (DT080) uses its armor to prevent 2 damage and then in the same turn I trigger its "Before Fight:" ability, will it be destroyed?//No, Lightsmith Clariel will not be destroyed. Lightsmith Clariel’s power will become its total armor value (its printed armor plus any effects that change its armor), even if that armor has been used to prevent damage already. So after the switch it will have 2 power.
Type	FAQ
Date	05-14-2021
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Lightsmith Clariel•
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Text	If the upgrade with the text "This creature gets +2 armor" is attached to Lightsmith Clariel (DT080) and I trigger its "Before Fight:" ability, will it become "4 power / 5 armor" or "2 power / 7 armor"?//4 power/5 armor. Lightsmith Clariel’s power will become its total armor value, which in this case is 4 (2 printed and +2 from the upgrade).
Type	FAQ
Date	05-14-2021
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Lightsmith Clariel•
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Text	My opponent has The Chosen one (DT 332) with 8 damage on it. During my “ready cards” step I have 4 exhausted creatures. Since 1 damage will destroy The Chosen One, can I ready my other 3 exhausted creatures?//No. All the damage dealt to The Chosen One is dealt simultaneously in this case, so you ready no creatures, The Chosen One is dealt 4 damage, it is destroyed, and all excess damage to it is ignored.
Type	FAQ
Date	05-14-2021
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	If I deal enough damage to destroy my opponent's Venator Altum (DT 183) when the tide is high for me, would he be exalted before being destroyed so that I can get 1 Æmber?//No, Venator Altum will be destroyed before being exalted, so you would get no æmber.
Type	FAQ
Date	05-14-2021
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	I have a stunned creature in my battleline, play the card Anger (CoTA 001), and choose to resolve its effect on that stunned creature. What happens?//If a card (such as Anger) allows you to use a creature, and that creature is stunned, remove the stun instead of doing anything else.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-19-2019
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	I have two Sensor Chief Garcia (WC 313) in play, with Garcia’s Blaster (WC 347) attached to one of them. Can I reap with the Garcia that has the Blaster, then attach the Blaster to the other Garcia so I can resolve the Blaster‘s steal 1 ability?//No. When a card ability refers to its own title, that reference is only to itself and not to other copies of the card. This also applies to abilities that are gained from other cards. When Sensor Chief Garcia has Garcia’s Blaster attached to it, it is gaining an ability from the Blaster. Since that gained ability refers to ”Sensor Chief Garcia” it is self-referential text and only applies to itself, not to other copies of the card.
Type	FAQ
Date	11-10-2022
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Chan’s Blaster•Frane’s Blaster•Garcia’s Blaster•Ingram’s Blaster•Khrkhar’s Blaster•Kirby’s Blaster•Molina’s Blaster•Qincan’s Blaster•Walls’ Blaster•
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Text	My opponent plays General Sherman (DT 323) and purges each creature in play. In my battleline, I had several copies of my token creature, Grunt (WOE 117). What happens when General Sherman leaves play?//When token creatures leave play, they revert to their printed card types. When General Sherman leaves play, all of the cards that were purged try to reenter the battleline, but any card that is not a creature cannot do so. Any non-creature cards that were token creatures when they were purged by General Sherman’s Play: ability cannot return to the battleline, as they are no longer creatures. Those cards will remain purged. If a token creature was purged and reverted to a creature, that creature will return to play.
Type	FAQ
Date	11-10-2022
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•General Sherman•
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Text	What happens if I use a creature with both Assault and a Before Fight: ability?//If a creature has multiple abilities or keywords that resolve in the “before fight” window (including “Before Fight:,” assault X and hazardous X), and that creature is used to fight, all abilities in the “before fight” window must resolve before the fight proceeds, even if the attacked creature is destroyed by “before fight” abilities. The effects are resolved in the order of the active player’s choosing.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Before•
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Text	My opponent plays Collar of Subordination (COTA 105) to take control of a creature in my battleline. On my turn, I play Hypnobeam (AOA 101) to take control of the creature back. How do these two control effects resolve?//Hypnobeam’s lasting effect acts as a constant ability while it is in effect. As it is the most recently played effect, it takes precedence and the creature will remain under your control.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Hypnobeam•Collar of Subordination•
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Text	Can I play Explo-rover (WC 297) as an upgrade if my opponent sacrificed Lifeward (COTA 077) on a previous turn? If I have Matter Maker (MM 349) in play, can I play Explo-rover (WC 297) as an upgrade when Star Alliance is not my active house? If my opponent has Kaupe (DT 341) in play, and I've already played a creature, can I still play Explo-rover (WC 297) as an upgrade?//Yes to all three. Explo-rover’s ability allows it to be played as an upgrade anytime an upgrade could be played.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Matter Maker•Lifeward•Explo-Rover•CALV-1N•Stealthster•Securi-Droid•
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Text	If Explo-rover is in my discard pile, can I use Dr. Verokter‘s (DT 008) “After Reap:” ability to put Explo-rover on top of my deck?//No. Explo-rover is a creature when it is in any out-of-play zone, including your discard pile. Dr. Verokter‘s ability only affects upgrades and action cards in your discard pile.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	If I attack a creature that has both Hazardous and Elusive, and the Hazardous destroys my creature that was attacking, has Elusive been turned off, or is it still in effect for a future attack?//Elusive applies the first time a creature with elusive is chosen to be attacked by the active player. Even if the fight itself doesn’t happen, the creature was still chosen to be fought, so elusive will not be in effect for a future attack.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Elusive•Hazardous•
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Text	I attack my Opponent's Culf the Quiet with a Niffle Ape, ignoring the Elusive and dealing 3 damage and destroying the Niffle Ape. If I attack Culf the Quiet again with another creature, will Elusive prevent damage for that second fight?//No. Elusive applies the first time a creature with elusive is chosen to be attacked by the active player.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Elusive•Niffle Ape•
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Text	In my battleline I have a creature that has been upgraded with Siren Horn (MM 212) and has 1 on it. My opponent has Boss Zarek (MM 264) and another creature in their battleline. I use my upgraded creature to fight my opponent’s non-elusive creature. I resolve the “Before Fight:” ability granted by Siren Horn and move the 1 to my opponent’s creature. Does the creature gain elusive from Boss Zarek’s ability in time for it to prevent the damage of the fight?//Yes. The elusive keyword resolves while setting the pending damage during a fight (damage exchanged via the creature’s power), which is after the “Before Fight:” ability of Siren Horn resolves.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Elusive•Niffle Ape•
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Text	If I play Orator Hissaro and ready and exalt its neighbors, do the neighbors belong to house Saurian and their printed house? What happens if one of those cards is upgraded with Academy Training?//Unless otherwise specified, if an ability modifies the house of a card, the card belongs only to the house specified in the ability. In this case, the neighbors of Orator Hissaro are considered to belong to only House Saurian for the remainder of the turn. If one of the neighbors is upgraded with Academy Training, the most recent effect (making the neighbor belong to House Saurian) takes precedence. At the end of the turn, the upgraded neighbor will belong only to House Logos.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Academy Training•Orator Hissaro•
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Text	In my battleline I have a creature with 2 on it. My opponent has Magda the Rat (COTA 303) in their battleline. Neither of us has any Æmber in our pools. If I play a Gateway to Dis, does the Æmber on my creature go to the opponent’s pool before the lasting effect of Madga the Rat that allows me to steal 2 resolve?//Yes. All counters and tokens (including Æmber) are removed from cards as they leave play. Magda the Rat’s lasting effect resolves after Magda the Rat leaves play.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	When an effect allows you to move a creature in the battleline are you required to move it to a different position?//No. If an effect instructs a player to move a creature anywhere in the battleline, the creature may move anywhere in the battleline, including where the creature is currently. If an effect instructs a player to move a creature to a flank and the creature is already on a flank, then the creature can remain on that flank or move to the opposite flank.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Move•Tyxl Beambuckler•Thorium Plasmate•
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Text	My opponent has Autocannon (COTA 019) in play and I play Duskwitch (AOA 320). Can I resolve the effects in such a way that Duskwitch’s Omega keyword does not resolve??//No. Omega’s lasting effect is established as Duskwitch enters play, meaning the active player cannot play, use, or discard any more cards for the remainder of the step except through the resolution of pending abilities and effects. The resolution of Autocannon’s ability in the “after a card is played” window will result in Duskwitch being destroyed, but the lasting effect from Omega is already established and the step will still end once pending abilities and effects complete their resolution.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Omega•Autocannon•Duskwitch•
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Text	My opponent has Duskwitch (AOA 320) in their battleline. I play Cyber-Clone (MM 102), and purge the Duskwitch. Does the Omega keyword from Duskwitch resolve ending my Step 3?//No. Cyber-Clone’s ability causes Cyber-Clone to gain the Omega keyword after Cyber-Clone has entered play, so the Omega keyword will not resolve.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Cyber-clone•Duskwitch•
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Text	My opponent has Chronophage (DT 017) in play, with 2 damage on it. I play a creature that has a damage bonus icon on it, and apply the damage to my opponent’s Chronophage. Did my creature still gain the Omega keyword, meaning I end the step, or was Chronophage moved out of play before its ability could resolve on my creature, meaning I can continue to play and/or use cards in the current step?//The creature that was played gained the Omega keyword as it entered play, so the Omega keyword will resolve as if it were on the card when the card was played.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Chronophage•Omega•
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Text	I have two copies of Nirbor Flamewing (WoE 020), one in play, and one in my discard pile. Can I resolve the ability on one in my discard pile, choose the one in play to be destroyed, then repeat this process indefinitely? Will this be limited by the rule of six?//The timing of Nirbor Flamewing’s ability does allow you to repeat this loop if you have two copies. It is not limited by the rule of six because the rule of six only applies to playing cards and using cards, not resolving abilities on cards.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	How does Creed of Nurture (WC 386) work when it is used to copy the ability of a creature with Self-referential text in its ability?//Any Self-referential text now refers to the creature gaining the text. For example, if you use Creed of Nurture to give Shorty's ability to Ghosthawk, Ghosthawk gains a Reap: ability that says "Enrage Ghosthawk".
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Self-referential Text•
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Text	Is the “Destroyed:” ability a creature gains when it is upgraded with Armageddon Cloak (COTA 263), which refers to Armageddon Cloak itself, considered self-referential text?//If an upgrade gives the attached creature an ability that refers to the upgrade by name, the reference is only to that copy of the upgrade.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Self-referential Text•
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Text	What effects allow you to unstun an off-house creature?//You can unstun a creature anytime it could normally be used, whether because it belongs to the Active house or because a card effect allows you to use it.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Stun•Ganger Chieftain•Signal Fire•Ghosthawk•
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Text	I have a stunned Saurian Egg in play. I have chosen a non-Saurian house this turn. Can I use Saurian Egg's Omni: ability to remove the Stun?//Yes, an Omni: ability lets you use the creature outside of the Active house, which will allow you to remove the Stun from the creature.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Stun•Omni•
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Text	If I play Cross Porpoises (DT 400) when the tide is already high, can I resolve the constant ability on Hydrocataloguer (DT 053)?//You cannot raise the Tide if it is already high for you, so effects like Hydrocataloguer will not resolve if the tide is already high for you.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	When I make one or more token creatures, can I look at both sides of each card before I place it in my battleline?//No. The card is not a token a creature until it is in play in your battleline. Only then can you look at the reverse side of the card.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Token Creatures•
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Text	What happens if a creature is warded after being tagged for destruction, but before leaving play?//A ward will prevent a creature from being tagged for destruction, but if a creature that is already tagged for destruction gets warded before it leaves play, the ward will not be able to prevent it from leaving play.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Ward•
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Text	I play Æmberlution (MM 394). As the active player, do I get to choose the order creatures in my hand enter play? Do I also choose the order creatures in my opponent's hand enter play?//Yes. The active player decides which player’s creatures will enter play first and the order of the creatures. Once that player’s creatures have all been put into play, the other player’s creatures enter play.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-09-2024
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Æmberlution•
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Text	On my turn, I use Animator’s (MM 100) Action: ability to move an artifact into the battleline as a creature. If I play an upgrade on that creature what happens when the artifact is no longer a creature? What happens to counters and tokens like Ward, Æmber, etc.?//When the card reverts to an artifact, the upgrade will remain attached to the artifact, as will all counters. If the upgrade would modify a creature, (e.g. it contains the text "This creature gains") it no longer does so, but if the card becomes a creature, the upgrade would modify the creature (along with any other relevant counters). All counters (including Æmber) will go to the common supply and any upgrades will be discarded when the artifact leaves play.
Type	FAQ
Date	03-22-2024
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Animator•
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Text	I have a creature upgraded with Armageddon Cloak (COTA 263) in my battleline. In my opponent’s battleline there are two Harbingers of Doom (WC 076). If I destroy one Harbinger of Doom, resolving its Destroyed: ability, can the replacement effect of Armageddon Cloak’s ability protect my creature from both waves of destruction?// Yes, since both of the effects happen simultaneously, the active player can choose the order of how the effects resolve. You could resolve the Destroyed: ability of the first Harbinger of Doom, tagging all of your creatures for destruction. Then the second Harbinger of Doom’s Destroyed: ability would resolve, but your creature can't be tagged for destruction a second time. Then resolve the Armageddon Cloak, removing the tag for destruction and replacing it with the destruction of the Armageddon Cloak.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Armageddon Cloak•
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Text	I have Sacro-Bot (MM 122) and Auto-Encoder (MM 066) in play. If I reap with Sacro-Bot, its After Reap: ability causes me to discard a card from hand, which allows me to resolve Auto-Encoder. Does the resolution of Auto-Encoder’s ability happen at the same time as the “If you do”, from Sacro-Bot (meaning the active player can choose the order to resolve them) or does Auto-Encoder have to resolve first?//Auto-Encoder has to resolve immediately after you discard a card, so when you reap with Auto-Encoder, you discard, then archive, then draw. These effects are not simultaneous, so the active player can not change their order.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•"If You Do"•
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Text	I play Remote Access (COTA 120) and use its ability to use my opponent's Auto-Legionary (WC 214). Does Auto-Legionary enter my battleline?//No. Auto-Legionary will exhaust and try to move to your battleline, but since nothing in the resolution of Remote Access’ ability gives you control of Auto-Legionary, Auto-Legionary cannot enter your battleline.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Auto-Legionary•
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Text	In my battleline, I have Reassembling Automaton (WC 158) and another creature. I play Bouncing Deathquark (COTA 107, targeting my Reassembling Automaton and an enemy creature. Reassembling Automaton’s Destroyed: ability resolves and the replacement effect means it is not destroyed. Can I repeat the effect of Bouncing Deathquark and destroy my Automaton again even if is not destroyed?//Yes. Bouncing Deathquark’s effect can be repeated as long as you have a friendly creature in play where the effect can be applied. For example, you could keep choosing your Reassembling Automaton to repeat the effect multiple times.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Reassembling Automaton•
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Text	I have three cards in my battleline; Captain Val Jericho (WC 326) in the center of the battleline with Com. Officer Kirby (WC 295) as a neighbor. On my turn, I reap with Com. Officer Kirby, granting me a play allowance of a non-Star Alliance action, artifact, or upgrade for the rest of the turn. Captain Val Jericho is also granting a play allowance of a card that is not of the active house. If I play a Shadows action, does this use up both allowances?//No. Playing a Shadows action in this case will only use up one of the two play allowances, leaving one more to use. The Active Player can choose whether to use Com. Officer Kirby's or Captain Val Jericho's play allowance first, leaving the other open, provided Captain Val Jericho remains in the center of the battleline to grant the play allowance.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Captain Val Jericho•Com. Officer Kirby•
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Text	I play Code Monkey (WC 147) between two creatures of the same house, but both are warded, so the creatures will not be archived. Do I still gain 2?//Yes, Code Monkey’s ability only checks whether the neighbors are the same house, not whether they are successfully archived.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Code Monkey•
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Text	Will the “After Fight:” ability on Collector Worm (AOA 162) resolve and put the creature Collector Worm fights into Collector Worm’s controller’s archives if the target is destroyed?//No. Collector Worm’s “After Fight:” ability will not archive the target if it destroys the creature it is fighting. The creature will no longer be in play, and Collector Worm’s ability does not interact with cards in the discard pile.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Collector Worm•
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Text	When Cyber-Clone’s (MM 102) “Play:” ability resolves, does the ability set Cyber-Clone’s power, armor, keywords, and traits to those printed on the purged creature, or does it include bonuses granted by things like +1 Power Counters and other card effects? If Cyber-Clone’s “Play:” ability resolves cloning a Mimic Gel (WC 170), does Cyber-Clone become a 0 Power creature that is immediately destroyed?//Cyber-Clone only copies the base power, armor, keywords, and traits of the purged creature, and does not include any bonuses granted from counters or other cards. If Cyber-Clone’s ability is used to purge Mimic Gel, Cyber-Clone would be a 0-power creature and be destroyed.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Cyber-Clone•
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Text	My opponent has Auto-Legionary (WC 214) that is a creature in their battleline. I play Cyber-Clone (MM 102) and target Auto-Legionary to purge. Does Cyber-Clone gain the power after Auto-Legionary is purged (meaning Cyber-Clone would be a 0-power creature) or does Cyber-Clone look at Auto-Legionary just before it leaves play?//If cards leave play while resolving an ability, later instructions in the same ability refer to the cards as they were immediately prior to leaving play. Therefore, Cyber-Clone’s ability will treat Auto- Legionary as a 5-power creature.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Cyber-Clone•Auto-Legionary•
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Text	In my battleline I have my opponent’s Dark Harbinger (MM 381). On my turn, I play Mimicry (COTA 328) to copy a Shadows card from my opponent's discard pile. Does Dark Harbinger's ability resolve?//No. Mimicry was played as a copy of the Shadows action in your discard pile, so Dark Harbinger will not resolve.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Dark Harbinger•Mimicry•
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Text	I have Dexus (MM 054) in my battleline. In my opponent’s battleline, they have two creatures of the same house. On their turn, they play Code Monkey (WC 147), resulting in both of the creatures going to their archive and leaving Code Monkey alone in their battleline (and hence on both flanks). Will Dexus’ ability resolve?//No. Code Monkey was not played on your opponent’s right flank, so Dexus’ ability will not resolve.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Dexus•
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Text	In my battleline, I have Drecker (MM 006) next to another creature. My opponent attacks Drecker's neighbor with Macis Asp (COTA 301). Does the poison from Macis Asp also apply to the damage dealt to Drecker?//Yes. Macis Asp’s power is still the source of the damage being dealt to Drecker, which means that poison also applies to that damage.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Drecker•Macis Asp•
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Text	I have Duskwitch (AOA 320) in my battleline. I play Scowly Caper (AOA 313) into my opponent’s battleline. Does Scowly Caper enter play ready?//Yes. Scowly Caper is your creature, and therefore it will enter play ready, under your opponent’s control.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Duskwitch•Scowly Caper•
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Text	When resolving the “Play:” ability of Dysania (COTA 141), should “Your opponent discards each of their archived cards” be interpreted as “Your opponent discards each card in their archives”?//Yes.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Dysania•
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Text	My opponent played Earthbind (COTA 352) on one of my creatures last turn. The rules for sacrifice say I discard a creature from play. Would this satisfy the discard requirement for Earthbind?//No. Unless otherwise stated by the ability, text referring to a player discarding a card means a card that is discarded from their hand. Earthbind’s condition is not met by discarding a card from play (such as with a sacrifice effect) or discarding a card from the top of your deck, such as with Sound the Horns (COTA 015). The condition would be met by an effect like Yurk’s (AOA 068) that instructs its controller to discard from your hand.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Earthbind•
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Text	On my turn, I play Wild Wormhole (COTA 125), and in resolving its “Play:” ability, play Encounter Suit (WC 330), attaching it to a creature in my battleline. Can Encounter Suit’s ability resolve and ward the creature?//No. Encounter Suit resolves after an action card is played, “but before resolving its play effect”. Wild Wormhole’s “Play:” effect has already begun resolving, so Encounter Suit’s ability will not resolve.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Wild Wormhole•Encounter Suit•
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Text	My opponent has seven creatures in play, and I play Endless Hordes (WOE 011). Do I make a token creature, ready it, and have it fight an enemy creature, then repeat that process six more times?//No. Resolve the ability in the order it is written. Endless Hordes says, "Play: For each enemy creature, make a token creature, ready it, and it fight that enemy creature, ignoring taunt. Resolve these fights one at a time." First, you would make seven token creatures, then ready each of them, then have them each fight an enemy creature ignoring taunt. Note that you are still limited by the rule of six, so while you could make seven token creatures in this example, you could only fight with six of them.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Endless Hordes•
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Text	In my play area, I have Animator (MM 100) and Fangtooth Cavern (WC 370). If I use Animator to treat Fangtooth Cavern as a creature belonging to the active house, can the lasting effect of Animator's ability expire before resolving Fangtooth Cavern’s “At the end of your turn” ability, or does Animator refer to the end of turn timing point?//Animator’s ability creates a lasting effect that expires at the end of the turn, which is after Fangtooth Cavern’s “end of turn” effect resolves.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Fangtooth Cavern•Animator•
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Text	How do you resolve the “Play:” ability on Exterminate! Exterminate! (AOA 180)?//For each friendly Mars creature, the active player chooses a non-Mars creature with lower power (A different creature must be chosen each time). Then, destroy the chosen creatures simultaneously.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Exterminate! Exterminate!•
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Text	I have a maverick Fandangle (MM 365) in Dis in play. Fandangle’s ability says “While you have 4 or more, your non-Untamed creatures enter play ready.” If I have 4 or more, does Fandangle enter play ready when I call Dis?//Yes. An ability that modifies how a card enters play modifies how any cards that meet the criteria of the ability enter play, including the card with the ability.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Fandangle•
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Text	In a previous turn, I played Key Hammer (COTA 066) to unforge my opponent’s first key, leaving them with zero keys currently forged. On my current turn, I play Furtive Investors (AOA 269). Do I get to gain an Æmber for the key they had forged but I unforged?//No. Furtive Investor’s ability refers to the number of keys your opponent has forged currently.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Furtive Investors•Key Hammer•
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Text	If stealing Æmber is replaced by a replacement effect such as Gargantodon (WC 203), will Molephin’s (WC 360) ability resolve?//No. Molephin’s ability will not resolve unless Æmber is actually stolen.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Gargantodon•Molephin•
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Text	My opponent has Gargantodon (WC 203) in their battleline. I have no creatures in play and I play Trust No One (WC 248). How does Trust No One’s “Play:” ability resolve?//Gargantodon replaces “steal Æmber” with “capture Æmber”. Since you have no creatures in play which can capture Æmber, the effect does not resolve.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Gargantodon•Trust No One•
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Text	I have Gebuk (WC 373) in my battleline. On my opponent’s turn, Gebuk is destroyed. Gebuk’s “Destroyed:” ability is resolved and I discard Spartasaur (WC 231), a creature. Are “After Gebuk Leaves Play” and “After a friendly creature is destroyed” in the same window of the Timing Chart? If so, does Spartasaur’s ability resolve when Gebuk leaves play or can the active player order it so that Spartasaur’s ability will not resolve?//Spartasaur’s ability and Gebuk’s ability resolve in the same timing window, the “after a creature is destroyed” window. However, Spartasaur is not in play at the time Gebuk leaves play, and therefore Spartasaur’s ability will not resolve due to Gebuk being destroyed.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Gebuk•Spartasaur•Movement Between Zones•
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Text	I have Fangtooth Cavern (WC 370) in play. In my battleline, I have Jargogle (AOA 131) with Ghosthawk (WC 356) underneath. As my turn ends, Jargogle is destroyed. Resolving Jargogle’s “Destroyed:” ability plays Ghosthawk. Does Ghoskhawk’s “Play:” ability resolve, allowing me to reap with Ghosthawk’s neighbors?//Yes. While creatures normally wouldn’t be able to reap outside of Step 3, the Golden Rule will allow Ghosthawk’s “Play:” ability to resolve.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Jargogle•Ghosthawk•
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Text	In my battleline I have 3 creatures with Sinder (MM 013) on the left flank. If I deploy Ghosthawk (WC 356) between the middle creature and Sinder and then reap with Sinder and destroy Ghosthawk’s right neighbor, can I reap with the new neighbor?//Yes. Ghosthawk’s ability allows the active player to reap with Ghosthawk's left neighbor (Sinder) and its right neighbor, one at a time in the order of the active player's choosing. If using the left neighbor to reap destroys the right neighbor before it has been used, the new right neighbor will be used to reap. Once both neighbors have reaped, the resolution of Ghosthawk's Play: effect is complete.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-11-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Ghosthawk•
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Text	When does Grommid’s (COTA 194) “You cannot play creatures” ability resolve? It looks like it is a play restriction, but is it active while in my hand?//The part of Grommid‘s ability that says “You cannot play creatures” is a constant ability that is only active while Grommid is in play.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Grommid•
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Text	Does Harmonia’s (WC 357) constant ability resolve when you play it and there are more enemy creatures in play?// Yes, Harmonia’s constant ability is immediately active once it is in play. If there are more enemy creatures than friendly creatures in play, you will gain 1 after playing Harmonia.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Harmonia•
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Text	I have chosen Dis as my active house for the turn. I play Exhume (AOA 059) and choose to play Helper Bot (AOA 112) from my discard pile. If the next card I play is a card from house Dis, does that utilize the play allowance granted by Helper Bot’s ability?//Yes. Helper Bot grants you a play allowance to play one non-Logos card at any point on your turn. The first time you play a non-Logos card, even if it is of the active house, the allowance is resolved. In this case, you could play a card from your 3rd house via Helper Bot’s ability only if you do so before you play any more Dis cards.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Helper Bot•
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Text	When I play Horseman of War (COTA 249) on a Sanctum turn, does that mean that I can no longer reap with Sanctum creatures that turn, since Horseman of War says that my creatures can only fight? If so, is that true even if there are no enemy creatures to fight?//Yes. Once Horseman of War’s “Play:” ability resolves, all friendly creatures belong to the active house and can only be used to fight. If there are no enemy creatures, friendly creatures cannot be used for the remainder of the turn.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Horseman of War•
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Text	I have Witch of the Eye (COTA 368) in my battleline. On my turn, I choose house Sanctum and play Inspiration (COTA 220). Can I reap with Witch of the Eye and return Inspiration to my hand?//No. An Action card‘s ability fully finishes resolving before it is placed into the discard pile. Playing Inspiration and resolving its ability to use a card with an ability that would return a card from the discard pile (such as Witch of the Eye) could not return Inspiration to a player’s hand.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Inspiration•Witch of the Eye•
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Text	In my battleline I have Jargogle (AOA 131) with a creature underneath. I play Unlocked Gateway (AOA 067) and resolve Jargogle’s “Destroyed:” ability to play the creature. Does the creature get destroyed by Unlocked Gateway as well?//No. Resolving Unlocked Gateway’s “Play:” ability tags all creatures in play for destruction, the creature under Jargogle was not in play at the time, so it will not be tagged for destruction.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Jargogle•Unlocked Gateway•
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Text	If Jargogle (AOA 131) ends up with multiple cards underneath it, what happens when its “Destroyed:” ability resolves?//Jargogle’s “Destroyed:” ability refers to a single card. When the ability resolves, the active player will play or archive one of the cards underneath Jargogle and discard the others. If the active player is the controller of Jargogle, they can look at the cards beneath Jargogle and choose which one to play. If the active player is not the controller of Jargogle, they choose one of the cards under Jargogle at random and put it in its owner’s archives, then all other cards under Jargogle go to their owner’s discard pile(s).
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Jargogle•
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Text	Can the active player name a house which is not on the Archon Identity card of the owner of Keyforgery (WC 271)?//Yes. Keyforgery does not specify that your opponent must choose a house on your Archon card, so they can name a house not in their opponent's deck if they so choose.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Keyforgery•
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Text	When resolving the “Play:” ability of Knowledge is Power (COTA 113), should “for each archived card you have” be interpreted as “for each card in your archives”?//Yes.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Knowledge is Power•
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Text	How does Kompsos Haruspex (WC 224) work with “Play/AfterFight:” abilities?//Kompsos Haruspex allows the effect of the “Play/After Fight:” ability to be resolved like a “Play/After Fight/After Reap:” ability.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Kompsos Haruspex•
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Text	If I have Mack the Knife (COTA 302) with two damage on it, can I use Mack the Knife’s “Action:” ability to deal 1 damage to Mack the Knife to destroy it, and still gain 1 Æmber?//Yes. The damage and the Æmber gain are part of the same ability. Once an ability on a card has started to resolve, that ability will finish resolving even if the card leaves play.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Mack the Knife•
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Text	I have Duskwitch (AoA 320) and Mars Ambassador (AoA 238) in play. If I reap with Mars Ambassador, and play a Mars creature (which enters play ready because of Duskwitch), can I use the Mars creature as a part of resolving the Ambassador’s ability?//No. The “play or use” text on Mars Ambassador means you have to choose to either play or use that card, not both.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Mars Ambassador•Shadows Ambassador•Logos Ambassador•Brobnar Ambassador•Dis Ambassador•
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Text	My battleline consists of three cards: Lollop the Titanic (AOA 014), Knoxx (AOA 326), and Mushroom Man (COTA 362). Lollop has 11 power, Knoxx has 2 neighbors so has 9 power, and I have no keys forged, so Mushroom Man has 8 power. Can I choose Brobnar and play Might Makes Right (AOA 043) to sacrifice these three creatures with a total of 28 power to forge a key for free, or will the power levels change as I start sacrificing creatures?//You will forge a key at no cost. When resolving Might Makes Right, you select all of the creatures to be sacrificed, and tag them for destruction. The rules for Leaves Play state that if cards leave play while resolving an ability, the instructions later in that ability refer to the cards as they left play. So, if you chose creatures with a total power of 25 and those creatures were successfully destroyed, you will forge a key.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Might Makes Right•
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Text	Can Mimic Gel (AOA 170) be used to copy a creature with the alpha keyword if it is not the first card played in the step?//No. If a card would gain alpha as it enters play, that card can only be played if you haven’t played, used, or discarded any other cards during the current step of your turn.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Mimic Gel•
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Text	If I play Mimicry (COTA 328) that has been enhanced with a Capture bonus icon and use it to copy a card out of my opponent’s discard pile that has an Æmber bonus icon, which bonus icons resolve?//The Æmber bonus icon on the copied card will resolve. The Capture bonus icon on Mimicry will not resolve.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Mimicry•
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Text	If I play Mug (COTA 244) and resolve its “Play:” ability, do I have to choose a creature with Æmber on it?//No. You may resolve Mug’s “Play:” ability on any creature. If there is Æmber on the creature, move 1 Æmber to your pool and then deal 2 damage to the creature. If there is no Æmber on the creature, resolve as much as you can, and just deal 2 damage to the creature.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Mug•
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Text	I use Overlord Greking (COTA 087) to fight and destroy my opponent's Hexpion (COTA 113). Hexpion’s “Destroyed:” ability archives Hexpion. Can Overlord Greking’s ability put Hexpion into play from my archives?//No. Overlord Greking will only put creatures into play from your opponent's discard pile. If an effect sends the destroyed creature to a hidden out of play zone, Overlord Greking's ability will not resolve.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Overlord Greking•
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Text	On my turn, I play Phase Shift (COTA 117) and then Wild Wormhole (COTA 125). Wild Wormhole’s “Play:” ability resolves and plays a non-Logos card from the top of my deck. Does that also mean Phase Shift’s “Play:” ability has resolved or can I still play a non- Logos card from my hand this turn?//Phase Shift’s “Play:” ability creates a lasting effect that grants an allowance to play a non-Logos card. If the resolution of Wild Wormhole’s ability plays a non-Logos card, that will use the allowance granted by Phase Shift’s ability.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Phase Shift•Wild Wormhole•
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Text	If my opponent has a maverick Pitlord (COTA 093) in a deck that does not contain house Dis and I play Flame-Wreathed (COTA 106) on one of my opponent’s creatures while Pitlord is out, does my opponent now control a Dis card and is forced to choose house Dis?//No, Flame-Wreathed itself is still under your control, even if it's attached to an opponent's creature.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Pitlord•
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Text	If I attack a Hazardous 3 creature with Reassembling Automaton (WC 158), will the fight still happen?//Yes. The fight will still happen. If Reassembling Automaton is not the only creature you have in play, the Hazardous 3 will cause Reassembling Automaton to be destroyed, then resolve its “Destroyed:” ability, replacing the destruction. Reassembling Automaton never leaves play or becomes a new object, it just moves to a flank position, where it will then complete its attack against the target.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Reassembling Automaton•
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Text	My opponent has [REDACTED] (AOA 139) in play. I play Sneklifter (COTA 313) and take control of [REDACTED]. Sneklifter’s ability means [REDACTED] is considered to be of house Shadows. Does that mean I couldn’t declare Logos as my active house to resolve [REDACTED]’s ability?//Unless you have Logos as one of the three houses on your Archon identity card, you will not be able to choose Logos. [REDACTED] is considered to be of house Shadows (and only house Shadows) due to Sneklifter’s ability.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•(REDACTED)•Sneklifter•
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Text	When playing Relentless Assault (COTA 013), do I choose the three creatures I am going to ready and fight immediately after playing the card, or can I resolve the first ready and fight with one creature then decide if I want to continue?//You do not need to choose the creatures first. Ready and fight with a creature, then once that fight has completed decide if you are going to resolve the ability a second and third time.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Relentless Assault•
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Text	How does Replicator’s (COTA 150) “After Reap:” effect interact with a creature that has multiple “After Reap:” effects?//Replicator’s ability refers to a singular “After Reap:” effect. If a creature has multiple “After Reap:” effects, the active player can choose which of the “After Reap:” effects they wish to resolve.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Replicator•
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Text	When resolving the ability of Reverse Time (COTA 121), how should the discard pile be ordered after swapping my deck to the discard pile?//The entire deck should be turned over without changing the order of the cards and placed face up in the discard pile. (The top card of the deck should be the bottom card in the discard pile.)
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Reverse Time•
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Text	On my turn, I use the “Action:” ability of Ritual of Life (DT 391), and sacrifice a friendly Deepwater Gruen (DT 416). I have another copy of Deepwater Gruen in my discard pile already, can I resolve the ability of Ritual of Life to bring it back to my hand?//Yes, Ritual of Life’s ability can bring back any other creature from the discard pile except for the creature card that was sacrificed during the resolution of the first sentence of its “Action:” ability.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Ritual of Life•
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Text	In my battleline, I have Sci. Officer Morpheus (WC 318). I choose Sanctum and play Charge! (COTA 214). If I play a card with a play effect like Almsmaster (DT 093), how do the multiple “Play:” effects resolve?//After playing Almsmaster, the active player chooses which “Play:” ability to resolve first, then resolves it a second time. Then the second “Play:” ability resolves and then resolves a second time.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Sci. Officer Morpheus•
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Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages
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Text	In my battleline I have Sci. Officer Qincan (WC 304) and Techivore Pulpate (WC 341) in play. My opponent has Sacrificial Altar (COTA 078), a Dis artifact, in play. At the start of my opponent’s turn, when they choose a house and choose Dis, does the active player resolve these in the order of their choosing, or does only the ability of Techivore Pulpate resolve? In other words, is Sci. Officer Qincan’s timing window the same as that of Techivore Pulpate, or is it more specific?//Sci. Officer Quincan’s ability and Techivore Pulpate’s ability resolve in the same timing window; the active player can choose which to resolve first.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Sci. Officer Qincan•Techivore Pulpate•
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Text	My opponent put two copies of Scowly Caper (AOA 313) in my battleline, one on each side of my Dextre (COTA 138). At the end of my turn, if I have no other creatures in my battle line, will I destroy one of the Scowly Capers and Dextre, or does Dextre get tagged for destruction by both Scowly Capers?//Dextre and one of the Scowly Capers will be destroyed. When the first Scowly Caper you choose to resolve destroys Dextre, Dextre’s “Destroyed:” ability will immediately remove it from play, causing the Scowly Capers to become neighbors, and then the second Scowly Caper destroys the first.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Scowly Caper•
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Text	What does the ”if you do” refer to in the last sentence of Self-Bolstering Automata’s (WC 176) ability?//The Self-Bolstering Automata must actually heal, exhaust, AND move in order to gain the +1 Power counters. If all three conditions are not successfully and completely resolved, Self- Bolstering Automata will not gain the +1 Power counters. If Self-Bolstering Automata is already on a flank, it is allowed to remain on that flank and still be considered to have moved for the resolution of the ability.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Self-Bolstering Automata•Reassembling Automaton•
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Text	If I have Senator Shrix (WC 193) in play with 1 on it and my opponent plays Bumpsy (COTA 030), can I choose to lose Æmber off of Senator Shrix instead of from my pool to resolve Bumpsy’s “Play:” ability?//No. Senator Shrix’s ability only refers to spending Æmber. Æmber is only spent when forging keys; if your Æmber would be lost, stolen, or captured, you cannot use Æmber on Senator Shrix.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Senator Shrix•
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Text	My opponent plays Shadow of Dis (AOA 103). I have Duskwitch (AOA 320) in my hand. May I play Duskwitch, then play other cards afterwards?//No. Omega’s lasting effect is established as Duskwitch enters play, meaning the active player cannot play, use, or discard any more cards for the remainder of the step except through the resolution of pending abilities and effects. Even though Duskwitch’s text box is blank once it is in play, the effect from Omega has already been created.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Shadow of Dis•Duskwitch•Omega•
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Text	My opponent played Shadow of Dis (AOA 103) on their last turn. I have a Bad Penny (COTA 296) that has been upgraded with Duskrunner (COTA 316). If I reap with Bad Penny, do I get to use the additional “After Reap:” ability provided by Duskrunner?//If an upgrade causes a creature to gain text such as an ability, traits, or keywords; that text is considered to be in the text box of the attached creature. The “After Reap:” ability granted by Duskrunner would also be “blanked” by Shadow of Dis and therefore will not resolve.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Shadow of Dis•Upgrades•
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Text	If I attack a creature next to Shadow Self (COTA 310), and the redirected damage destroys Shadow Self, was it destroyed in a fight?//Yes, even though the Shadow Self was not attacked directly, it was destroyed by damage done by the creature's power.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Shadow Self•
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Text	In my opponent's battleline, they have Bulwark (COTA 238) next to Shadow Self (COTA 310). In my battleline I have Gluttony (MM 057). If I use Gluttony to fight Bulwark, how much damage does Shadow Self end up with?//Shadow Self will take 4 damage in this example. Gluttony sets 6 pending damage for Bulwark. This is reduced by 2 due to Bulwark’s armor, and finally the damage is placed onto Shadow Self via Shadow Self’s replacement effect. The damage placed on Shadow Self is not mitigated by the armor granted by Bulwark’s constant ability, because it has already passed the point in the damage timing where armor could prevent damage.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Shadow Self•
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Text	In my opponent’s battleline, they have 3 creatures, with Shadow Self (COTA 310) with 6 damage in the middle. I sacrifice Special Delivery (COTA 292), and choose to do the damage to the left flank creature. Shadow Self’s ability means the damage is dealt to Shadow Self instead, meaning Shadow Self is destroyed. Is the Shadow Self purged due to Special Delivery's ability?//No, Shadow Self is not purged. You must choose a creature for Special Delivery, and the “that creature” in the text refers only to the chosen creature.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Shadow Self•
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Text	If I play Smite (AOA 224) and during the resolution of the fight the attacked creature is destroyed, what happens?//Smite’s damage effect refers to the neighbors the attacked creature had immediately before leaving play.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Smite•
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Text	I play Smite (AOA 224) and attack and destroy my opponent’s Duma the Martyr (COTA 242). Does Duma the Martyr’s “Destroyed:” ability resolve before Smite deals 2 damage to Duma the Martyr’s neighbors?//Resolving the first part of the instructions of Smite’s ability causes Duma the Martyr’s “Destroyed:” ability to resolve, healing both of Duma the Martyr’s neighbors. Once the destruction is complete, continuing to resolve the instructions of Smite.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Smite•Duma the Martyr•
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Text	I play Sneklifter (COTA 313) and take control of a Spangler Box (COTA 132) that is under the control of my opponent, making it a house Shadows artifact while under my control. I use Spangler Box, returning control to my opponent and Spangler Box’s house to Logos. On a later turn, my opponent uses Spangler Box again and it returns to my control. Will Spangler Box’s house return to Shadows due to the lasting effect provided by Sneklifter?//Yes. Sneklifter’s lasting effect on Spangler Box applies until Spangler Box leaves play. If your opponent takes control of Spangler Box, and then you take control of it at a later time, Sneklifter’s lasting effect will make Spangler Box belong to house Shadows again.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Sneklifter•Spangler Box•
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Text	If I use Universal Recycle Bin (WC 179) to archive a creature that was purged by Spangler Box (COTA 132), then play that archived card, then the archived card gets destroyed, and then somehow destroy Spangler Box, does the creature go back into play?//No. When a card purged by Spangler Box is moved to your archives, any pending effects that would interact with that card (such as returning to play) will no longer resolve.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Spangler Box•Universal Recycle Bin•
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Text	If I play Swallow Whole (DT 148) with just one creature in play, what happens?//Resolve abilities in the order in which they are written. In the case of Swallow Whole, the active player will choose one creature (resolving as much as they can), then purge the creature with the lowest power, which will purge the single creature in play. The remainder of the ability text on Swallow Whole will not resolve.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Swallow Whole•
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Text	Should Symon (WC 247) have the Elf trait or the Alien trait?//Alien. The previous version with the “Elf” trait was a printing error.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Symon•
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Text	If I use Ancient Bear (COTA 345) to fight Bulleteye (COTA 297), Bulleteye is destroyed by assault damage. If I use The Warchest (COTA 027) does its “Action:” ability resolve Bulleteye’s destruction?//No. The Warchest’s “Action:” ability only resolves for creatures that were destroyed during the fight itself (exchange of damage based on a creature’s power). Since Bulleteye was destroyed in the “before fight” window, it is not considered to have been destroyed in a fight.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Assault•Ancient Bear•The Warchest•
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Text	My opponent’s battleline consists solely of 3 Gubs (AOA 060). If I play Throwing Stars (AOA 279), dealing 1 damage to each Gub, how much Æmber do I gain?//You would gain 2 Æmber. The two Gubs on the flanks have one power, so they are destroyed by the one damage from the Throwing Stars and you gain 1 Æmber from each of them. The non-flank Gub has 5 power, so it is not destroyed by Throwing Stars, as it is not destroyed “this way.”
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•"In This Way"•Throwing Stars•
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Text	In my battleline, I have Undagnathus (Evil Twin) (DT 130) with 2 armor. The tide is low and my opponent uses a 5 power creature to attack Undagnathus (Evil Twin). How much damage does Undagnathus (Evil Twin) end up with?//The damage is doubled after damage mitigation (Step 3 of the damage timing chart), resulting in the attacking creature attempting to deal 5 damage, mitigated by 2 armor, then doubled by the ability of Undagnathus (Evil Twin), resulting in 6 damage.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Undagnathus (Evil Twin)•
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Text	If I play United Action (WC 343), and play no cards from another house, am I able to use creatures this turn?//No. The “may” in United Action is allowing you to play cards from other houses, but it does not extend to the last sentence of the ability. Regardless if you play cards from other houses or not, you cannot use cards for the rest of the turn.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•United Action•
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Text	If I played Wild Bounty (MM 392) and a card with an Æmber, Damage, and Capture bonus icons, in what order are the bonus icons resolved?//When resolving bonus icons “an additional time”, the resolution happens immediately after each bonus icon is resolved. In this case, the bonus icons will resolve in the following order: Æmber, Æmber, Damage, Damage, Capture, Capture.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Wild Bounty•
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Text	If I play Wild Wormhole (COTA 125), and the card that I draw and play is Library Access (COTA 115), do I get to draw a card for playing Wild Wormhole, since I am still in the window of resolving Wild Wormhole's “Play:” ability?//Yes. When you play Wild Wormhole, you reveal the card and resolve its “Play:” ability, playing Library Access. Once the lasting effect of Library Access is established, you fall back to the “after play effects” window of Wild Wormhole, where there is now a new ability created by Library Access.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Wild Wormhole•Library Access•
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Text	My opponent has Witch of the Eye (COTA 368) next to Shadow Self (COTA 310) upgraded with Phoenix Heart (COTA 051) in their battleline. I attack and destroy Shadow Self. Will Witch of the Eye survive due to Shadow Self taking the Phoenix Heart damage or does Shadow Self return to hand before damage from Phoenix Heart is dealt?//Resolve the ability in the order the text is written. When the “Destroyed:” ability granted by Phoenix Heart resolves, it puts Shadow Self in its owner’s hand and then deals the damage to each creature still in play.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-18-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Shadow Self•Phoenix Heart•
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Text	I have Gĕzdrutyŏ the Arcane (WoE 076) in play with 1 on it, then I use its Action: ability to steal 2 and flip it facedown, making it a token creature. My deck’s token creature is Blorb, so what happens?//Tokens, counters, and upgrades are not removed when a card is flipped, so the Blorb is immediately destroyed because it has damage on it equal to its power.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-11-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Gĕzdrutyŏ the Arcane•
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Text	I have Gĕzdrutyŏ the Arcane (WoE 076) in play and my token creature is Berserker. When I use the Action: ability on Gĕzdrutyŏ the Arcane to flip it into a Berserker, does it ready and is it enraged?//No, it is not ready or enraged. When Gĕzdrutyŏ the Arcane flips into a Berserker, it is not considered to be entering or leaving play. The ability on Berserker specifically says it “enters play ready and enraged.”
Type	FAQ
Date	09-11-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Gĕzdrutyŏ the Arcane•
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Text	If my opponent is playing a non-Winds of Exchange deck and takes control of my Gĕzdrutyŏ the Arcane (WoE 076), what happens if they use its Action: ability?// First your opponent steals 2, then when Gĕzdrutyŏ the Arcane is flipped it becomes a copy of its owner’s token creature reference card.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-11-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Gĕzdrutyŏ the Arcane•
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FAQ

Text	How does Rampaging Brutodon (WoE 247) work? If it’s my only creature, does it have to destroy itself to be used?//You must destroy a friendly creature in order to use Rampaging Brutodon for any reason (to fight, to reap, or to use an Action: or Omni: ability). This means that before you exhaust the creature as a part of using Rampaging Brutodon, you must choose a friendly creature and destroy it. If Rampaging Brutodon is the only friendly creature, it would destroy itself before it could be exhausted to resolve anything else from its use.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-11-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Rampaging Brutodon•
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Text	I have Praetor Marius (WoE 282) and four Researcher (WoE 174) token creatures to its left in my battleline. My opponent has Barrister Joya (AoA 228) in play. Can I use the Omni: ability on my Researchers even if I don't have any Mars cards in my hand?//Yes. Resolve as much as you can when resolving card abilities.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-11-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Researcher•
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Text	What happens if my opponent has The Promised Blade (WoE 193) and at the start of my turn, we each control the same number of creatures?//As the active player, you can choose which player counts as having the “fewest creatures” in play when both players have the same number of creatures in play. If you chose yourself, you would take control of The Promised Blade.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-11-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•The Promised Blade•
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Text	If I play Mimic Gel (WC 170) as a copy of a creature in play, which card does the Rule of Six apply to?//For the purposes of the Rule of Six, you are considered to have played the copied card.
Type	FAQ
Date	10-31-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Mimic Gel•
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Text	If my opponent controls Curse of Cowardice (GR 006) and on my turn I destroy their only creature, does Curse of Cowardice immediately get destroyed?// No. Curse of Cowardice's ability only resolves at the end of its controller's turn.
Type	FAQ
Date	10-31-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Curse of Cowardice•
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Text	If Paradox Shield (GR 232) is attached to a 3 power creature and I only have 1 card in my deck, can the replacement effect of Paradox Shield’s ability protect my creature from destruction?//No. Resolving the Destroyed: ability granted by Paradox Shield would cause the controller of the attached creature to discard only 1 card, which does not satisfy the "if you do" condition. The attached creature would not be healed, and Paradox Shield would not be destroyed.
Type	FAQ
Date	10-31-2023
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Paradox Shield•
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Text	I am not haunted. On my turn, I call Brobnar and play Beanstalk (GR 002). If I play Awakened Titan (GR 021), will Awakened Titan be ready?//Yes. Awakened Titan would enter play ready. Abilities that modify how a card enters play resolve as the card is entering play, so Awakened Titan would enter play ready and could be used during your current Brobnar turn.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-22-2024
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Awakened Titan•
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Text	I have Forbidden Tome (GR 075) in play. At the beginning of my "draw cards" step, I am haunted and have 4 cards in my hand,n meaning I would draw to bring my hand to 7 cards. After drawing 2 cards, my deck is empty, so I shuffle my discard pile into my deck, which means I am no longer haunted. Do I still complete the draw to 7 cards?// Yes. The number of cards needed to refill your hand during your “draw cards” step is determined before you draw any cards.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-22-2024
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Forbidden Tome•
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FAQ

Text	Should Haedroth’s Wall (AOA 236) have the Location trait or the Item trait?//Location. The version with the “Item” trait was a printing error.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-22-2024
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Haedroth’s Wall•
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FAQ

Text	Does Sabira the Medium's (GR 346) ability resolve when I shuffle my discard pile because my deck is empty? What about when I resolve a card like Warfaline (GR 385) and I have 5 or fewer cards in my discard pile?//Sabira the Medium's ability resolves anytime you shuffle any number of cards (including zero) from your discard pile into your deck and your discard pile is empty afterwards. This means that it would resolve after you shuffle your discard pile into your deck because your deck is empty and you need to draw, or in a case like Warfaline, when you shuffle 5 (or fewer) cards from your discard pile into your deck and your discard pile is empty afterwards.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-22-2024
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Sabira the Medium•
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Text	Should Well of Memory (GR 128) have the Location trait?//Yes, the missing “Location” trait was a was a printing error.
Type	FAQ
Date	04-22-2024
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Well of Memory•
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Text	I play Mark of Dis (MM 011) and resolve its Play: ability on a creature that has a house bonus icon. If the creature is not destroyed, which house must my opponent choose during their next turn?//Mark of Dis states that your opponent “must choose that creature’s house as their active house.” Since the targeted creature belongs to both its printed house and the house of the bonus icon, your opponent must choose either of the houses the creature belongs to.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-09-2024
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Mark of Dis•
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Text	I play Barter and Games (ÆS 087). My opponent reveals a Brobnar card. I reveal a Mars card enhanced with a Skyborn house bonus icon. After gaining the which creatures get destroyed?//Your revealed card belongs to both its printed house (Mars) as well as the house of the bonus icon (Skyborn). In this example, all Brobnar creatures, Mars creatures, and Skyborn creatures will be destroyed.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-09-2024
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Barter and Games•
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Text	I play Digging up the Monster (MoMu 003). At which point do I shuffle my deck due to a search?//You must complete the instructions of that ability in the order the text is written. Your deck should be shuffled after removing two halves of a gigantic creature, but before placing them on top of your deck.
Type	FAQ
Date	09-09-2024
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Digging up the Monster•
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FAQ

Text	I am haunted. I play Bump in the Night (ToC 071). I deal 2 damage to an enemy creature, destroying that creature. I make a token creature. Since I am haunted, how much of the effect do I repeat?//Bump in the Night's ability tells you to repeat the preceding effect. You repeat the entirety of the Play: effect before the text providing the instruction to repeat. You will deal 2 damage to an enemy creature, and then if that enemy creature is destroyed, make a token creature.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-31-2025
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Bump in the Night•
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Text	Should Bawretchadontius (MoMu 194) have a trait?//Yes, the missing “Dinosaur” trait was a printing error.
Type	FAQ
Date	01-31-2025
Source	Rulebook
Pages	•Bawretchadontius•
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