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A player, 21 July 2014
Here's the cards in question:
Susumu Mizuki
0F/2C 0HR/3GC/2PH
Courtier - Reserve
Mizuki's Reserve may be used as Absent Battle/Engage.
Invest 1G: Take the Imperial Favor.
Susumu Neya
1F/3C 1HR/5GC/2PH
Spider Clan - Courtier - Orator
Political Open, bow: Give a target Personality (in play) +1PH or -1PH.
Favor Political Interrupt, bow: Discard the Imperial Favor to increase or decrease a Proclaim Honor gain by 1.
Here's my question: Say I have the Imperial Favor, Neya is in play, and Mizuki is in a province. If Mizuki is brought into play, can Neya's Interrupt be used to increase the Proclaim gain from Mizuki, then Mizuki's Invest ability used to immediately retake the Imperial Favor?
Thanks for the help!
Jon Palmer (rules official), 21 July 2014
Here's the cards in question:
Susumu Mizuki
0F/2C 0HR/3GC/2PH
Courtier - Reserve
Mizuki's Reserve may be used as Absent Battle/Engage.
Invest 1G: Take the Imperial Favor.
Susumu Neya
1F/3C 1HR/5GC/2PH
Spider Clan - Courtier - Orator
Political Open, bow: Give a target Personality (in play) +1PH or -1PH.
Favor Political Interrupt, bow: Discard the Imperial Favor to increase or decrease a Proclaim Honor gain by 1.
Here's my question: Say I have the Imperial Favor, Neya is in play, and Mizuki is in a province. If Mizuki is brought into play, can Neya's Interrupt be used to increase the Proclaim gain from Mizuki, then Mizuki's Invest ability used to immediately retake the Imperial Favor?
Thanks for the help!
Yes. The effects of Neya's Interrupt will be fully resolved before Mizuki's Invest is resolved, so you will not have the favor and can take it back.