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Suppose Yojireru has ability A permanently copied from when he came into play.
He then uses his limited action, losing ability A to get ability B permanently.
At the end of the turn, does he regain ability A and still get to keep ability B or is the loss of ability A permanent?
Thanks,
Leon
Suppose Yojireru has ability A permanently copied from when he came into play.
He then uses his limited action, losing ability A to get ability B permanently.
At the end of the turn, does he regain ability A and still get to keep ability B or is the loss of ability A permanent?
Thanks,
Leon
Hm. That's a good question.
It does not say, "permanently remove," however it also isn't an Effect, but a Cost of the Action. Effects have a default duration of "until the end of the turn" but this is a cost.
I believe the intention was for Yojireru to "exchange" abilities, but as it stands right now, I could not rule that way for certain.
I'll forward that along to Jeff.
Decision from the Rules Junta:
When paying the cost to copy an ability, Yojijeru no Oni's existing ability is lost permanently.
We're still working on whether this will be a general rule or specific to this card, but it takes care of the immediate problem.