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A follower is destroyed and placed under Tachikaze. Is it in play?
Can it be targeted for a force bonus by Asasko Heiwa?
I have a 2 gold cost follower attached to my personality, and my opponent has Yoritomo Kanahashi in play. My follower is destroyed(Sundering Strike). Can I put the follower under the Tachikaze? At the time of its destruction it has zero gold cost, but when it is destroyed it then leaves play, so its gold cost goes back to 2 and then I can slide it underneath?
Paul Ashman
A follower is destroyed and placed under Tachikaze. Is it in play?
Can it be targeted for a force bonus by Asasko Heiwa?
I have a 2 gold cost follower attached to my personality, and my opponent has Yoritomo Kanahashi in play. My follower is destroyed(Sundering Strike). Can I put the follower under the Tachikaze? At the time of its destruction it has zero gold cost, but when it is destroyed it then leaves play, so its gold cost goes back to 2 and then I can slide it underneath?
Paul Ashman
Cards under another card are out of play
Cards out of play may not be targeted by actions (unless specifically overriden). Heiwa is gonna have to hit something else.
The trigger on Tachikaze is "After an action resolves whose effects destroyed your follower with a Gold Cost of 1 or more". That's an entire condition, and it's dependent on the cost at the time of destruction. So Kanahashi will hurt (or in some situations, help) your use of the Tachikaze.