Greets!
Must I burn X blood right after playing LR or I can burn blood consecutively (like Maris Streck's ability) waiting for the opposing minion to play additional strikes or else?
Lightning Reflexes
Cardtype: Combat
Cost: 1 blood
Discipline: Celerity
[cel] Additional strike.
[CEL] This vampire may burn X blood to gain X additional strikes.
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> Hidden Strength
> Type: Combat
> Requires: Fortitude
> Cost: X blood
> [for] Prevent X+1 damage.
> [FOR] As above, with an optional press.
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Would be an excellent card if that worked.
If Lightning Reflexes said "Put this card in play" then I guess you could consecutively burn blood just as Maris can.
The reason Maris can use her ability over and over again is that the cardtext "Maris can burn a blood to give a blocking minion +1 intercept." does not follow the ruling "'During time period X, (you may) do Y' limits Y to once per phase X. [LSJ 19970625]."
For example:
Joseph O'Grady has cardtext: "During a referendum, Joseph may burn 1 blood to gain 1 vote" which you can see has a "During X you may do Y."-template
> Oskar wrote:
> You must decide on a value for X when you play it so no consecutive burning.
>
Correct.
[LSJ 19980514] wrote:
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> > Also how is Lightening Reflexes played? Does one burn the blood immediately
> > for the additional strikes when the card is played, or is it like Awe? Can
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> It is like Awe: both can only be used once, and the 'X' is paid when
> the card is played.
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> > one play LR with 2 blood on him, burn the 2 blood for one additional strike,
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> Pay 1 blood to play the card, burn X=1 blood for one additional strike.
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> > inflict some damage, Taste of vitae for more blood after the strike
> > resolution phase and then burn more blood for more additional strikes?
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> No. 'X' is set only once.
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