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A player, 30 January 2010
I looked but I didn't see any posts that relate to this. Basically, can I use Justly Earned Victory to remove the Force penalty imposed by Nerve Strike?
Justly Earned Victory
Text Battle: Target your Personality: Move a target enemy Personality with lower Force or with fewer attachments home. Battle: Negate all current Force bonuses and penalties to cards at this battlefield from actions.
Nerve Strike
Text Kiho Battle: Bow your target Monk: Target an enemy Personality with equal or lower Chi. Reduce his Force and the Force of each of his Followers to 0. Cards in that unit may not perform actions until this battle ends.
I think that it should negate the force penalty in that the second Battle action is a blanket effect that is not performed by any of my Personalities.
Can I get confirmation on this, please? If I'm wrong, could I get a link to the applicable ruling? Thanks for your help guys!
Dan Jacobson (rules official), 30 January 2010
I looked but I didn't see any posts that relate to this. Basically, can I use Justly Earned Victory to remove the Force penalty imposed by Nerve Strike?
Justly Earned Victory
Text Battle: Target your Personality: Move a target enemy Personality with lower Force or with fewer attachments home. Battle: Negate all current Force bonuses and penalties to cards at this battlefield from actions.
Nerve Strike
Text Kiho Battle: Bow your target Monk: Target an enemy Personality with equal or lower Chi. Reduce his Force and the Force of each of his Followers to 0. Cards in that unit may not perform actions until this battle ends.
I think that it should negate the force penalty in that the second Battle action is a blanket effect that is not performed by any of my Personalities.
Can I get confirmation on this, please? If I'm wrong, could I get a link to the applicable ruling? Thanks for your help guys!
Cards aren't trying to trick you. You may indeed negate Nerve Strike's Force penalty with Justly Earned Victory.