Misdirection and Assigning Blame

L5R CCG Rules board, 24 March 2009

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A player, 24 March 2009

Two questions: When is the battle over, before or after resolution? Misdirection affects an action taken during battle. Can this affect an Assigning Blame used at battle resolution when units are destroyed?

Zen Faulkes (rules official), 24 March 2009

Two questions: When is the battle over, before or after resolution?

What card does this matter for? I see the Misdirection question below, but I'm not sure if that's the only card at stake. I hesitate to give general answer to this without context.

Misdirection affects an action taken during battle. Can this affect an Assigning Blame used at battle resolution when units are destroyed?

http://rules.l5r.com/Battles#Choose_Battlefield: "'During a battle' includes both the Combat and Resolution Segments, as well as the Final Steps before the battle ends."