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A player, 18 April 2012
If I target my Kuronada with the Topaz Championship. I then in the dynasty phase overlay him with Kuronada exp2 for free (skipping exp). (feel free to make it "Daigotsu Gyoken" and "Daigotsu Gyoken exp2" to make it a non-legacy question. I don't play with spider clan personalities )
from topaz championship
Permanently give him +1F/+1C, the trait "Before the first time each turn another player's card effect destroys this Personality: Negate the destruction", and the ability, "Battle: Target an enemy card without attachments: Destroy it."
from rules
The overlaying card inherits the game state of the overlaid card, including bowed and dishonorable status, attachments, tokens, ongoing effects, delayed effects, and references to the card.
A: Does the resulting kuronada exp 2. card get the force and chi bonus (applied to his base force and chi)?
B: Does he get the kuronada exp 2 get the granted trait 'before the first time each turn another player's card effects destroys this personality.. etc."
C: does he get the ability to target enemy cards without attachments and destroy them? (featuring effectively 2 abilities on the resulting kuronada)
I am confused because my understanding of the new rules would override all of the overlaid cards abilities, stats, keywords, traits, etc. (right?) But it keeps his ongoing effects, and in this case they are ongoing effects that provide stat changes, abilities, and traits. (ironically not the 'topaz champion' keyword, though I think it should) Also, is this in any way different from using 'spirit of' cards?
Jon Palmer (rules official), 24 April 2012
If I target my Kuronada with the Topaz Championship. I then in the dynasty phase overlay him with Kuronada exp2 for free (skipping exp). (feel free to make it "Daigotsu Gyoken" and "Daigotsu Gyoken exp2" to make it a non-legacy question. I don't play with spider clan personalities )
from topaz championship
from rules
A: Does the resulting kuronada exp 2. card get the force and chi bonus (applied to his base force and chi)?
B: Does he get the kuronada exp 2 get the granted trait 'before the first time each turn another player's card effects destroys this personality.. etc."
C: does he get the ability to target enemy cards without attachments and destroy them? (featuring effectively 2 abilities on the resulting kuronada)
I am confused because my understanding of the new rules would override all of the overlaid cards abilities, stats, keywords, traits, etc. (right?) But it keeps his ongoing effects, and in this case they are ongoing effects that provide stat changes, abilities, and traits. (ironically not the 'topaz champion' keyword, though I think it should) Also, is this in any way different from using 'spirit of' cards?
Yes, all three of the bonuses from The Topaz Championship are ongoing effects, so the Personality would keep them if overlaid.