Might Makes Right

Might Makes Right

Might Makes Right • Brobnar • Action • Rare • Play: You may destroy any number of friendly creatures with total power of 25 or more. If you do, forge a key at no cost. • Artist: Monztre • Card Number: AoA:043, VM2023:014, GR:013, VM2024:014

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Brobnar

Action

Rare

1

Play: You may destroy any number of friendly creatures with total power of 25 or more. If you do, forge a key at no cost.

AoA 043

VM2023 014

GR 013

VM2024 014

Artist: Monztre

Official Rulings

• 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.

  Source: Rulebook

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.

Source: Rulebook

Commentary

When resolving the ability of Might Makes Right, "any number" can be treated as zero.

Source: "Any Number"

Outstanding Issues

• My battleline consists of four cards: Bad Penny, Gub, Lollop the Titanic, and King of the Crag. Bad Penny has 1 power, Gub is not on a flank and so has 6 power, Lollop has 11 power,and King of the Crag has 7 for a total of 25 power. If I choose Brobnar and play Might Makes Right to sacrifice all four creatures, the Destroyed: ability on Bad Penny will send it to hand, leaving Gub on a flank meaning he has a power of 1. Does Might Make Right still result in forging a key at no cost?

  Arcana Advises: Yes. When you initially selected the creatures the total power was 25 or greater when they were tagged for destruction. Even though Bad Penny ends up in your hand, it still counts as successfully sacrificed and you will forge a key at no cost.

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