Elesium Question

A minion is blocked and chooses a strike. His opponent also chooses a strike (say, Earth Meld at Superior). Can the acting minion tap the Elesium (Arboretum) to end combat before the opposing strike resolves (so that, in the case of Earth Meld, the opposing vampire remains tapped)? Lupus Australis ____ ____ \ \----/ / |()__()| __\ __ /__ / __\()/__ \ |/ \==/ \| | || |

Lupus Australis <jbwh...@dorsai.org> wrote: > A minion is blocked and chooses a strike. His opponent also chooses a > strike (say, Earth Meld at Superior). Can the acting minion tap the > Elesium (Arboretum) to end combat before the opposing strike resolves (so > that, in the case of Earth Meld, the opposing vampire remains tapped)? Elysium is only usable "before range is determined" (card text). -- L. Scott Johnson (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/VTES_Rules.html -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own

Lupus Australis <jbwh...@dorsai.org> wrote: > A minion is blocked and chooses a strike. His opponent also chooses a > strike (say, Earth Meld at Superior). Can the acting minion tap the > Elesium (Arboretum) to end combat before the opposing strike resolves (so > that, in the case of Earth Meld, the opposing vampire remains tapped)? Nope. By card text, the Arboretum must be used before maneuvers are declared. For example, if my Ventrue has an Assault Rifle that he wants to use, and the opposing vampire plays a DotB, I can tap the Arboretum in response, but if I have a !Malk that wants to play Coma, but the opposing vampire plays IG, it's too late to tap the Arboretum. Noal -- "Excuse me. Are you a yuppie?" -woman at a gas station in Detroit [ quoted text not captured ]

In article <Pine.SUN.3.96.990301221327.16437I-100000@amanda>, Lupus Australis <jbwh...@dorsai.org> wrote: > > A minion is blocked and chooses a strike. His opponent also chooses a > strike (say, Earth Meld at Superior). Can the acting minion tap the > Elesium (Arboretum) to end combat before the opposing strike resolves (so > that, in the case of Earth Meld, the opposing vampire remains tapped)? > > Lupus Australis > ____ ____ > \ \----/ / > |()__()| > __\ __ /__ > / __\()/__ \ > |/ \==/ \| > | || | > No, surely ... Elysium is only useable at the start of combat, before range is chosen. So if it's used you never get to the strike phase. [ quoted text not captured ]