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A player, 1 August 2007
Tamori Konoye has a limited ability:
Look at the top 5 cards of your Fate deck. If one of them is a ring, you may bow Konoye. If she bows, show the ring, then put it in your hand.
Am I required to shuffle my deck after this, or do I put the cards back in the original order.
The same question applies to Tamori Wotan's battle ability where I look at the top 4 cards of my fate deck.
Thanks
Zen Faulkes (rules official), 2 August 2007
Tamori Konoye has a limited ability:
Look at the top 5 cards of your Fate deck. If one of them is a ring, you may bow Konoye. If she bows, show the ring, then put it in your hand.
Am I required to shuffle my deck after this, or do I put the cards back in the original order.
The same question applies to Tamori Wotan's battle ability where I look at the top 4 cards of my fate deck.
Thanks
Comprehensive Rules, Search: "All effects that search decks for cards also shuffle the deck after the found card (if any) leaves the deck. If the card is not found, the deck is still shuffled immediately after searching. These rules does not apply to effects that look at cards in a deck without using the term 'search.'"