Contesting Your Own

I presume that you can contest a card you already have in play. The rules state "You can't bring more than one of the same unique card into your controlled region without contesting it yourself." So let's say I have multiple copies of the same weenie vampire in my crypt. One of these is controlled but is now in torpor, no blood. Could I activate (move into my controlled area) that same vampire (who would come in, of course, contested)? Then, during my next untap phase, I could yield the torporized vampire and voila! ready to go. Would this work?? TIA, Madman -- Free audio & video emails, greeting cards and forums Talkway - http://www.talkway.com - Talk more ways (sm)

In article <Dhf84.18335$Mg.2...@c01read03-admin.service.talkway.com>, Madman2001 <Mad...@madman.com> wrote: >So let's say I have multiple copies of the same weenie vampire in my >crypt. One of these is controlled but is now in torpor, no blood. >Could I activate (move into my controlled area) that same vampire (who >would come in, of course, contested)? Then, during my next untap >phase, I could yield the torporized vampire and voila! ready to go. >Would this work?? Turn 1: Bring out vampire, contest both of them. Turn 2: Yield one of them, continue to contest the other (pay 1 pool) Turn 3: The other vampire becomes uncontested, available for use. -- James Coupe

Madman2001 wrote in message ... >I presume that you can contest a card you already have in play. The >rules state "You can't bring more than one of the same unique card into >your controlled region without contesting it yourself." > >So let's say I have multiple copies of the same weenie vampire in my >crypt. One of these is controlled but is now in torpor, no blood. >Could I activate (move into my controlled area) that same vampire (who >would come in, of course, contested)? Then, during my next untap >phase, I could yield the torporized vampire and voila! ready to go. >Would this work?? > Yes, but you would have to pay a pool for the second copy, which continues to be contested until the end of your untap. In addition, you would not get the use of the previously contested vamp that turn, since you gain control of previously contested vamps at the _beginning_ of the untap.

James Coupe <ja...@obeah.demon.co.uk> wrote: > Madman2001 <Mad...@madman.com> wrote: > >So let's say I have multiple copies of the same weenie vampire in my > >crypt. One of these is controlled but is now in torpor, no blood. > >Could I activate (move into my controlled area) that same vampire (who > >would come in, of course, contested)? Then, during my next untap > >phase, I could yield the torporized vampire and voila! ready to go. > >Would this work?? > > Turn 1: Bring out vampire, contest both of them. > Turn 2: Yield one of them, continue to contest the other (pay 1 pool) > Turn 3: The other vampire becomes uncontested, available for use. Correct. -- LSJ (vte...@wizards.com) VTES Net.Rep for Wizards of the Coast. Links to revised rulebook, rulings, errata, and DCI (tournament) rules: http://www.wizards.com/VTES/rules.asp Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.