Card Replacement Questions for LSJ

My first question is to whether you are required to draw up every time you play a card, or whether you can wait to replace that card? Perhaps as the result of knowing your about to need to discard due to a lowered hand size in the future, and it has some relevance to my next question. 2nd Question: Cards that are not replaced immediately. Should we assume these cards temporarily reduce hand size? Effectively meaning that if I have a Fragment of the Book of Nod on the table and use it to draw up while in the the middle of a combat that results from a Bum Rush, do I have to discard down to 6 cards, or go back to 7 (because straight up this would bring me to 8 cards). And would I replace any cards played after this event or does the Bum Rush prevent me from drawing to replace up to 7. Now the follow up would be, am I forced to replace that Bum Rush even though I have 7 cards in my hand (meaning I will have to draw then immediately discard one card) even if I don't want to? Vince

> My first question is to whether you are required to draw up every time > you play a card, or whether you can wait to replace that card? Perhaps as > the result of knowing your about to need to discard due to a lowered hand > size in the future, and it has some relevance to my next question. Replace immediately unless card text says otherwise... > 2nd Question: Cards that are not replaced immediately. Should we > assume these cards temporarily reduce hand size? Effectively meaning that > if I have a Fragment of the Book of Nod on the table and use it to draw up > while in the the middle of a combat that results from a Bum Rush, do I have > to discard down to 6 cards, or go back to 7 (because straight up this would > bring me to 8 cards). And would I replace any cards played after this > event or does the Bum Rush prevent me from drawing to replace up to 7. When you tap Frag of Nod, you pick up two cards, bringing you from 6 to 8. Then, you discard 2 cards, bringing you back down to 6. (Your current maximum hand size is effectively 6 while Bum's Rush is "in play" during combat--it would be the same with Wake with Evening's Freshness). When combat ends (or during your untap in case of Wake), you would finally replace it, bringing your hand back to 7. > Now the follow up would be, am I forced to replace that Bum Rush even > though I have 7 cards in my hand (meaning I will have to draw then > immediately discard one card) even if I don't want to? No, since you go down to 6 originally (see above). KM

In article <01be9d95$4052aac0$81a5...@dapatrin.riderlaw.com>, "Kristyl Meth" <dapa...@riderlaw.com> wrote: > > My first question is to whether you are required to draw up every > time > > you play a card, or whether you can wait to replace that card? Perhaps as > > the result of knowing your about to need to discard due to a lowered hand > > size in the future, and it has some relevance to my next question. > > Replace immediately unless card text says otherwise... Correct. [1.6.1.2] > > 2nd Question: Cards that are not replaced immediately. Should we > > assume these cards temporarily reduce hand size? You don't have to assume. That has already been ruled: Library/Hand/Ash Heap * The cards that you are currently not replacing count against your hand size. [LSJ 980803] > > Effectively meaning > > that > > if I have a Fragment of the Book of Nod on the table and use it to draw > up > > while in the the middle of a combat that results from a Bum Rush, do I > have > > to discard down to 6 cards, or go back to 7 (because straight up this > would > > bring me to 8 cards). And would I replace any cards played after this > > event or does the Bum Rush prevent me from drawing to replace up to 7. > > When you tap Frag of Nod, you pick up two cards, bringing you from 6 to 8. > Then, you discard 2 cards, bringing you back down to 6. (Your current > maximum hand size is effectively 6 while Bum's Rush is "in play" during > combat--it would be the same with Wake with Evening's Freshness). When > combat ends (or during your untap in case of Wake), you would finally > replace it, bringing your hand back to 7. Correct. > > Now the follow up would be, am I forced to replace that Bum Rush even > > though I have 7 cards in my hand (meaning I will have to draw then > > immediately discard one card) even if I don't want to? > > No, since you go down to 6 originally (see above). Well, "yes" you are forced to replace the Bum's Rush at the end of combat (drawing back up to 7). -- 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/VTES_Rules.html --== Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ ==-- ---Share what you know. Learn what you don't.---