Bomb at range question

This came up during the Portsmouth tournament. A minion uses a Bomb as his strike, having previously faked out to long. Who takes the damage? Is it [a] the minion who strikes with the bomb, [b] both minions, or [c] neither minion? -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own

legb...@my-dejanews.com wrote: > This came up during the Portsmouth tournament. > > A minion uses a Bomb as his strike, having previously faked out to long. > > Who takes the damage? Is it [a] the minion who strikes with the bomb, [b] both > minions, or [c] neither minion? (?) Both, by card text. The strike does "5R" damage, so the minion being struck takes 5 damage, even at long range (that's what the "R" means). And (card text) "minion [with this weapon] takes 5 damage". So the minion takes five damage. (Or, if you didn't have access to the V:TES version, "the bearer suffers 5 damage" - same effect.) -- 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 [ quoted text not captured ]

In article <731aqi$bn8$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, vte...@wizards.com (LSJ) wrote: > legb...@my-dejanews.com wrote: > > This came up during the Portsmouth tournament. > > > > A minion uses a Bomb as his strike, having previously faked out to long. > > > > Who takes the damage? Is it [a] the minion who strikes with the bomb, [b] both > > minions, or [c] neither minion? > > (?) > > Both, by card text. > > The strike does "5R" damage, so the minion being struck takes 5 damage, even > at long range (that's what the "R" means). > > And (card text) "minion [with this weapon] takes 5 damage". So the minion > takes five damage. (Or, if you didn't have access to the V:TES version, "the > bearer suffers 5 damage" - same effect.) > > -- > 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 > Right, that was what the debate was about. The minion doing the strike takes 5 damage is clear enough ... but it doesn't say s/he takes 5 RANGED damage. So Rob Treasure was claiming that by moving to long he avoided taking the damage. Anyway, John Eagles ruled the way you did, and thanks for the clarification! [ quoted text not captured ]