Deflect to Self, still valid?? WTF? LSJ?

This situation comes up all the time, but I don't think this ruling is common knowledge. Deflection - Reaction (do) (1) * Cannot be used to direct a bleed to a Methuselah who would be an invalid target for a bleed (after Minor Boon, e.g.) [RTR 950622] * Can be used to redirect the bleed to yourself, thereby granting you another opportunity to block. :B02: [RTR 970630] Is the second Deflection ruling still accurate? This post indicates that is not the case any more: http://tinyurl.com/m477e I also noticed that the [RTR 970630] ruling is absent from this location: http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/index.php?line=rulings Deflection dom: Only usable when you are being bled. Tap this reacting vampire. Choose another Methuselah other than the controller of the acting minion. The acting minion is bleeding that Methuselah. DOM: As above, but do not tap this vampire. (from Monger) That "choose another" text seems to require that the new chosen Meth must be different from yourself. Please clarify. I don't want to find out that I've played this card wrong for the past several years. :) Jeff

jeff...@pacbell.net wrote: > This situation comes up all the time, but I don't think this ruling is > common knowledge. > > Deflection - Reaction (do) (1) > * Cannot be used to direct a bleed to a Methuselah who > would be an invalid target for a bleed (after Minor > Boon, e.g.) [RTR 950622] > * Can be used to redirect the bleed to yourself, thereby > granting you another opportunity to block. :B02: > [RTR 970630] > > Is the second Deflection ruling still accurate? > No. -- - Gregory Stuart Pettigrew

Greg wrote: > jeff...@pacbell.net wrote: > > Is the second Deflection ruling still accurate? > No. Correct. You cannot use Deflection to choose yourself as the target of the bleed.

[ quoted text not captured ] You can use My Enemy's Enemy to send it back to you... Right? If it's down to 2 players... Not sure how's that's helpful...

kula...@gmail.com wrote: > You can use My Enemy's Enemy to send it back to you... Right? If it's > down to 2 players... Not sure how's that's helpful... Yes. It is useful in that it moves the card -- you might draw something useful. Or it'll get you closer to decking and then you can withdraw. :-)

Or another chance to block? If my block attempt was cancelled and if redirected to myself, can I attempt to block again?

kulaid...@gmail.com wrote: > If my block attempt was cancelled and if redirected to myself, can I > attempt to block again? No. Only when the target changes does a new block opportunity result.