How does Incense Mill work with Wareta No Oni? Specifically: if I have 6 cards in hand and then apply Incense mill to Wareta no oni, what happens when my hand size changes?
Wareta No Oni and Incense Mill
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Incense Mill will negate the fluctuating force penalty on Wareta no Oni, just as it does with Hida Bakari's continuous trait. It's always the same penalty, even if its absolute value changes.
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A fluctuating bonus or penalty is one that explicitly changes with the game state. Example: A card that has +1F for each Samurai in play. Changes in the size of a fluctuating bonus or penalty due to changes in the game state, are not bonuses or penalties. Example: A card that has +1F for each Samurai in play goes from +3F to +2F when a Samurai is destroyed. This is not a Force penalty.