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Regarding viewtopic.php?t=56943
Traits works in discard.
If traits still work in discard, does that mean all my dishonored personalities retain +2F bonus from Maru Exp2 when she dies during battle?
Does Bayushi Paneki Exp 3 still require my opponents to show me their hand?
Regarding viewtopic.php?t=56943 Traits works in discard.
And here's the problem with taking the answer for a specific question in isolation instead of reading the rulebook.
Lotus rules, pg. 22: "Traits apply at all times, no matter where the card is. If a card that is not in play has traits that produces effects, they affect only that card."