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Just to make sure I understand all implications of this ruling. "set to" can be an increase or a decrease depending on if the value was lowered or not.
Or to give a more explicit example: If I use Plains of Resolution on Hida Ayahi and then my opponent plays Doji Soeka on my Ayahi, nothing happens, because his force would be set to 2, but it can't be reduced due to the effect of the Plains. Is that correct?
Just to make sure I understand all implications of this ruling. "set to" can be an increase or a decrease depending on if the value was lowered or not.
Or to give a more explicit example: If I use Plains of Resolution on Hida Ayahi and then my opponent plays Doji Soeka on my Ayahi, nothing happens, because his force would be set to 2, but it can't be reduced due to the effect of the Plains. Is that correct?
Sure, but that's nothing new. "Set to" means "give a bonus or penalty equal to the difference between the old number and the new number". If Soeka was setting Ayahi's force to a number lower than its current total, she was always reducing it.