Frane’s Blaster
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Frane’s Blaster • Star Alliance • Upgrade • Variant • This creature gains, “Fight/Reap: You may deal 2 to a creature, or attach Frane’s Blaster to First Officer Frane.”After you attach Frane’s Blaster to First Officer Frane, move each from First Officer Frane to your pool. • Artist: Caravan Studio • Card Number: WC:346
This creature gains, “Fight/Reap: You may deal 2 to a creature, or attach Frane’s Blaster to First Officer Frane.”
After you attach Frane’s Blaster to First Officer Frane, move each from First Officer Frane to your pool.
WC 346
Artist: Caravan Studio
Official Rulings
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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.Source: Rulebook
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.
Source: Rulebook
Commentary
The additional Reap: ability granted by Frane’s Blaster is resolved along with any other Reap: abilities of the creature, in the order of the active player's choosing.
Source: Reap
Related Cards
Other variants of Frane’s Blaster are:
Frane’s Blaster always appears in a deck with at least 1 copy of: