So, a few curious questions about Swarm's unusual when-blocked effect:
Swarm
[Retainer]
[1 Blood]
Animal with 1 life. Requires a ready Laibon.
Put the Swarm on any ready minion (employing the Swarm is a +1 stealth
(D) action if that minion is controlled by another Methuselah). If
this action is blocked, put the Swarm on the acting minion instead (no
cost is paid). During this minion's untap phase, if the Swarm has more
than 1 life, it burns a life; otherwise, it steals 1 blood or life
from this minion. A minion may have only one Swarm.
When a recruiting minion is blocked, what happens if Change Of Target
(or Tangle, or similar) is played? Does the Swarm still hop on, since
the action's success/resolution isn't important? Or does the Swarm's
text not apply?
Second, what's the timing on the Swarm's backfiring effect, as relates
to the ensuing combat? I assume Swarm is placed on the acting minion
before combat, and thus is in play for the combat itself, but I'm not
100% sure. (If it is, you could Weather Control the Swarm back off of
you before it had a chance to start really causing trouble.)
- D.J.
Meej wrote:
> So, a few curious questions about Swarm's unusual when-blocked effect:
>
> Swarm
> [Retainer]
> [1 Blood]
> Animal with 1 life. Requires a ready Laibon.
> Put the Swarm on any ready minion (employing the Swarm is a +1 stealth
> (D) action if that minion is controlled by another Methuselah). If
> this action is blocked, put the Swarm on the acting minion instead (no
> cost is paid). During this minion's untap phase, if the Swarm has more
> than 1 life, it burns a life; otherwise, it steals 1 blood or life
> from this minion. A minion may have only one Swarm.
>
> When a recruiting minion is blocked, what happens if Change Of Target
> (or Tangle, or similar) is played? Does the Swarm still hop on, since
> the action's success/resolution isn't important? Or does the Swarm's
> text not apply?
Card text.
"If this action is blocked", it hops on. This covers change of target.
Otherwise, it doesn't. This covers Tangle.
> Second, what's the timing on the Swarm's backfiring effect, as relates
> to the ensuing combat? I assume Swarm is placed on the acting minion
> before combat, and thus is in play for the combat itself, but I'm not
> 100% sure. (If it is, you could Weather Control the Swarm back off of
> you before it had a chance to start really causing trouble.)
Correct.
On Jun 1, 2:12 pm, LSJ <vtes...@white-wolf.com> wrote:
> Meej wrote:
> > So, a few curious questions about Swarm's unusual when-blocked effect:
>
> > Swarm
> > [Retainer]
> > [1 Blood]
> > Animal with 1 life. Requires a ready Laibon.
> > Put the Swarm on any ready minion (employing the Swarm is a +1 stealth
> > (D) action if that minion is controlled by another Methuselah). If
> > this action is blocked, put the Swarm on the acting minion instead (no
> > cost is paid). During this minion's untap phase, if the Swarm has more
> > than 1 life, it burns a life; otherwise, it steals 1 blood or life
> > from this minion. A minion may have only one Swarm.
>
> > When a recruiting minion is blocked, what happens if Change Of Target
> > (or Tangle, or similar) is played? Does the Swarm still hop on, since
> > the action's success/resolution isn't important? Or does the Swarm's
> > text not apply?
>
> Card text.
> "If this action is blocked", it hops on. This covers change of target.
> Otherwise, it doesn't. This covers Tangle.
Duh. Thanks. That should've been clear.
> > Second, what's the timing on the Swarm's backfiring effect, as relates
> > to the ensuing combat? I assume Swarm is placed on the acting minion
> > before combat, and thus is in play for the combat itself, but I'm not
> > 100% sure. (If it is, you could Weather Control the Swarm back off of
> > you before it had a chance to start really causing trouble.)
>
> Correct.
OK. Good to know. Thanks.
- D.J.