We had a situation come up in a recent game that needs a bit of overt
explanation:
"Target Hand: Aim. Play when choosing a strike. The opposing minion
may discard two combat cards [COMBAT] to cancel this card. If any
damage from this strike is successfully inflicted on the opposing
minion, he or she gets -1 strength this action, and you may destroy a
weapon he or she has. A minion may play only one aim each strike."
Does the -1 strength from Target Hand apply to the *currently
resolving* strike resolution? For example:
I do a basic Strength 1 hand strike with Target Hand vs an opposing
vampire using a basic Strength 1 hand strike. Does my opponent deal 1
or 0 damage to my vampire *this* round?
All the other Target cards reference future stages of combat or the
game, but only Target Had could potentially reference the current
stage of the combat.
Thanks!
Shidara
On Aug 25, 11:16 am, Shidara <shida...@mac.com> wrote:
> We had a situation come up in a recent game that needs a bit of overt
> explanation:
>
> "Target Hand: Aim. Play when choosing a strike. The opposing minion
> may discard two combat cards [COMBAT] to cancel this card. If any
> damage from this strike is successfully inflicted on the opposing
> minion, he or she gets -1 strength this action, and you may destroy a
> weapon he or she has. A minion may play only one aim each strike."
>
> Does the -1 strength from Target Hand apply to the *currently
> resolving* strike resolution? For example:
>
Only if you do it with first strike.
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No.
> Only if you do it with first strike.
It still wouldn't apply to any currently-resolving strike (like the opposing
minion's strike dealt with first strike).
It does apply to futurely-resolving strikes, of course. So if A plays Target
Hand on a strike resolving with first strike and B chooses a default (non-first
strike) hand strike, and A's strike successfully inflicts damage on B, then the
Target Hand will reduce the damage inflicted by B's hand strike.
(Example restored):
>> I do a basic Strength 1 hand strike with Target Hand vs an opposing
>> vampire using a basic Strength 1 hand strike. Does my opponent deal 1
>> or 0 damage to my vampire *this* round?
1 damage.