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A player, 25 March 2005
Mirumoto Gukochi
Dragon Clan Sentry. Samurai. Duelist Reaction: After Gukochi wins a duel while in the current battle: Once per battle, Gukochi adds his Chi to his unitÂ’s total Force while he is unbowed.
so with this no victory ruling, and that winning is determine right then cards are shown and you add to stats. SO if i win a chi duel, then wouldn't my chi be a lot ( assuming i focus a lot of cards) when is reaction tiggers giving me a lot of focus.
ex: gukochi is in a steel on steel, i focus 3 4's and win the duel so my force would become 18? (4+4+4+3 chi) .
Zen Faulkes (rules official), 25 March 2005
winning is determine right then cards are shown and you add to stats. So if i (Mirumoto Gukochi) win a chi duel, then wouldn't my chi be a lot ( assuming i focus a lot of cards) when is reaction tiggers giving me a lot of (Force).
Correct, but those force bonuses wear off when the duel ends. The force bonus to the unit fluctuates with Gukochi's Chi, rather than being a one-time bonus. (Edit: Correction.)
Jeff Alexander (rules official), 25 March 2005
so with this no victory ruling, and that winning is determine right then cards are shown and you add to stats. SO if i win a chi duel, then wouldn't my chi be a lot ( assuming i focus a lot of cards) when is reaction tiggers giving me a lot of focus.
ex: gukochi is in a steel on steel, i focus 3 4's and win the duel so my force would become 18? (4+4+4+3 chi) .
Not quite.
Gukochi himself would stay 3F.
For the rest of the turn, Gukochi's total unit Force would also include his Chi while he is unbowed. So, assuming he has no attachments or other bonuses, he would be an 18F unit until the duel ended (3F + 15C), then he'd be a 6F unit for the rest of the turn after focusing wore off (3F + 3C).
This is cumulative if he reacts multiple times in different battles.