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A player, 28 May 2007
Hello.
About: viewtopic.php?t=57513
It waives the requirement for Relevance. (Corrected.)
Where it does say that?
It only says that he doesnt need to be at the current battlefield.
He still has to target or affect a card in the current battlefield or be in the current battlefield to target someone at home,etc.
Maho Battle: Even if Eiichi is not at this battlefield, bow him: Bow a target Personality with lower chi and permanently give him Shadowlands.
Also, you may want to edit this one: viewtopic.php?t=57510
Chuda Eiichi's text waives the requirement for Presence.
I guess that you fixed the other one b/c the action steel needs presence.
Since "Even if Eiichi is not at this battlefield" is not "even if you have no units in the current battlefield"
You need goblin wizard(for example) in the battlefield to then use Eiichi's action.And the target must be in the current battlefield.
Then you meet presence and relevance.
It seems that the wording is b/c relevance will be simplified to "only card in the battle can perform actions" or something like that.
Thanks for your time.
Zen Faulkes (rules official), 28 May 2007
Hello.
About: viewtopic.php?t=57513
It waives the requirement for Relevance. (Corrected.)
Where it does say that?
It only says that he doesnt need to be at the current battlefield.
He still has to target or affect a card in the current battlefield or be in the current battlefield to target someone at home,etc.
Also, you may want to edit this one: viewtopic.php?t=57510
I guess that you fixed the other one b/c the action steel needs presence.
Since "Even if Eiichi is not at this battlefield" is not "even if you have no units in the current battlefield"
You need goblin wizard(for example) in the battlefield to then use Eiichi's action.And the target must be in the current battlefield.
Then you meet presence and relevance.
It seems that the wording is b/c relevance will be simplified to "only card in the battle can perform actions" or something like that.
Thanks for your time.
Actually, to be real precise, these cards ignore the Rule of Location. Which doesn't exist yet.
So really, don't fret about these until Samurai Edition releases.