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A player, 3 March 2005
Hello,
I'm trying to get some firm answers on some points related to kakita and reactions taken instead of focusing. Some members of our playgroup (might be me) are currently misunderstanding some cards
1) Kakita and shadow claw:
kakita can play shadow's claw as his opportunity and may not focus anymore.
(1 card from shadow's claw, no more opportunity to focus)
2) Kakita and smoke and mirror.
kakita can play smoke as his opportunity and may not focus anymore.
(0 card, no more opportunity to focus)
3) Kakita and tsuma dojo:
before kakita focuses, his controller may use tsuma dojo's reaction for one among the three cards focused.
4) Kakita and SF
the first card focused by any player counts for BOTH SF and Kakita.
5) Kakita and 'fall on your knees'
if a fall cancels Kakita's SC or SaM,only the reaction is 'lost'. kakita did not lose his opportunity and may still focus.
or is "instead of ..." a cost?
thanks
(edited for dumb ctrl-C/ctrl V mistake)
Zen Faulkes (rules official), 3 March 2005
kakita can play shadow's claw as his opportunity and may not focus anymore.
Correct.
Kakita and smoke and mirror and may not focus anymore.
Correct.
before kakita focuses, his controller may use tsuma dojo's reaction for one among the three cards focused.
Correct.
the first card focused by any player counts for BOTH (Shattered Focus) and Kakita.
Correct.
if a fall cancels Kakita's SC or SaM, only the reaction is 'lost'. kakita did not lose his opportunity and may still focus.
or is "instead of ..." a cost?
Incorrect.. "Instead of" is an option, a decision, that is announced to make a Reaction legal to use. See Archive, General Rules, Duels, Focusing. Incidentally, I've changed the entries for dueling in an effort to make specific rulings easier to find, with subsections like "Focusing" and "Resolution."