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A player, 4 May 2010
chagatai's armour reads Reaction: Before the resolution of another player's action: Negate either the bowing, destruction, or movement of this Personality from the action's effects.
Moutains of the phoenix reads Battle: Before this battle’s resolution, the Attacker and the Defender each choose a unit in their own army; the active player decides who chooses first. Then, destroy the chosen units.
If chagatai's armour is bowed (and therefore can't react) when I play mountains of the phoenix, but afterward becomes unbowed. Can it still react to its personalities destruction before the battles resolution?
Could you post the steps as well please?
Thanks for your time.
Brook Cunningham (rules official), 4 May 2010
If chagatai's armour is bowed (and therefore can't react) when I play mountains of the phoenix, but afterward becomes unbowed. Can it still react to its personalities destruction before the battles resolution?
Sorry, no.
Could you post the steps as well please?
Sorry, no.
Ha! Just kidding.
1. MotP is announced. 2. It enters play as a Rulebook effect. 3. Before its resolution, this is the trigger for Chagatai's Armor's Reaction. It's bowed, you can't react. 4. MotP begins resolving. 5. Its delayed effect, triggered for "Before this battle's resolution" is activated. 6. It finishes resolving. 7. Later on, before the battle's resolution, the delayed effect is triggered. This is not a valid trigger for Chagatai's Armor.
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