Emerald Competitor

L5R CCG Rules board, 21 May 2009

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A player, 21 May 2009

Emerald Competitor: Unique Bow this card: Produce 2 Gold. Open: Bow this card: Give one of your target Samurai Personalities Duelist. After the next time he wins a duel this turn, gain 2 Honor.

The targetting rules confuse me

Can I target a personality that already has the duelist trait?

Brook Cunningham (rules official), 21 May 2009

The targetting rules confuse me

Can I target a personality that already has the duelist trait?

Well, first the nitpickery; Duelist is a keyword, not a trait.

Secondly, yes, you can target a Duelist.

Targeting is not usually limited by the effects that will happen, only by the adjectives in the targeting itself. My answer would only be "no" to your question if Emerald Competitor said, "Give one of your target non-Duelist Samurai Personalities Duelist."