I was wondering whether one can trigger the reaction ability on Iuchi Umeka to react to paying the costs on any action of a Spell? For example, can one bow the spell, say Consumed by Five Fires, on another Shugenja (or Umeka) and react with this ability? If so, my understanding is that the effects resolve sequentially. Would this mean that the first effect would not do anything (as there was not a cost of bowing Umeka), but the second effect would take place normally (taking an additional battle action)? ---------------------- Iuchi Umeka Reaction: When paying the cost of an action on a Spell, even if Umeka is bowed, bow one of your Samurai in her army: This pays the cost of bowing Umeka. After the action's effects resolve, you may take an additional battle action that is not on a Spell.
Iuchi Umeka
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I was wondering whether one can trigger the reaction ability on Iuchi Umeka to react to paying the costs on any action of a Spell?
Yes, for reasons and with consequences stated.
On: Iuchi Umeka