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A player, 30 November 2010
Apologies if this has been covered, I did not find it upon searching.
I have Shinjo Yamauchi and Hida Kuon XP6 in an attacking army, Yamauchi is bowed after using his own ability. Can I play Asijin's Legacy targeting Yamauchi and have Kuon perform the ability?
Asijin's Legacy
HEROIC Battle: Choose your performing Personality who is a Hero or an Unaligned Human: Choose one of his base abilities. You may use it a second time this turn. You may take an additional Battle action to use that ability.
Shinjo Yamauchi
Battle: Target your unbowed Personality or Follower, and bow it unless you are a defending player: Ranged Attack with strength equal to its Force.
Also, if I have, say, Hida Benjiro XP2 in a battle bowed, am I able to use Asijin's Legacy to use his duel ability?
Thanks in advance.
A player, 1 December 2010
I have Shinjo Yamauchi and Hida Kuon XP6 in an attacking army, Yamauchi is bowed after using his own ability. Can I play Asijin's Legacy targeting Yamauchi and have Kuon perform the ability?
Also, if I have, say, Hida Benjiro XP2 in a battle bowed, am I able to use Asijin's Legacy to use his duel ability?
No and no.
Asijin’s Legacy only allows you to use the chosen base ability a second time this turn, and to take an additional Battle action to use that ability.
However Asijin’s Legacy does not allow you to ignore the rules about how to use an ability normally, here I am speaking of the rule that says that abilities on bowed cards may not be used (see Abilities and actions).