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A player, 4 May 2012
Hi,
When Genmyo copies a word does it copies until turn ends or permanetly?
Have situation that Genmyo copie a word Kensai, has already attached one wepon and now I can attached him a second wepon. What hapen next. Does he lose his Kensai keyword at the end of the round? And What hapen with wepons attached to him?
And one more, If genmyo copies a Kensai word and then I play on him a Spirit of the Blade, Limited: Choose your performing unbowed Personality: If he is a Kensai, permanently give him the ability, "Battle: Bow one of this Personality's Weapons and target an enemy card without attachments: Destroy it." Otherwise, permanently give him Kensai.
Does he get the ability permanetly or just until end phase?
Thx for reply
Jon Palmer (rules official), 5 May 2012
Hi,
When Genmyo copies a word does it copies until turn ends or permanetly?
Have situation that Genmyo copie a word Kensai, has already attached one wepon and now I can attached him a second wepon. What hapen next. Does he lose his Kensai keyword at the end of the round? And What hapen with wepons attached to him?
And one more, If genmyo copies a Kensai word and then I play on him a Spirit of the Blade, Limited: Choose your performing unbowed Personality: If he is a Kensai, permanently give him the ability, "Battle: Bow one of this Personality's Weapons and target an enemy card without attachments: Destroy it." Otherwise, permanently give him Kensai.
Does he get the ability permanetly or just until end phase?
Thx for reply
The duration for any effect that doesn't specify a duration is until the end of the turn.
For both attaching two weapons and gaining the ability on Spirit of the Blade, Genmyo only needs to be Kensai at the time the weapon is attached or action is taken. If he later loses the Kensai keyword, he does not lose the weapon or the ability.