Praxis Solomon on Self-contested cards - LSJ?

As i read the text of Praxis Solomon, if a Methuselah is contesting cards only with him/herself, then a successful Praxis Solomon has no effect in resolving the contest. Is that right? Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

legb...@my-deja.com wrote: > As i read the text of Praxis Solomon, if a Methuselah is contesting cards > only with him/herself, then a successful Praxis Solomon has no effect in > resolving the contest. > > Is that right? Well, if the referendum passed, the Methuselah would have to yield at least one of the copies. But since paying to contest more than one copy is not usually of any advantage, the effect is largely moot, yes. -- LSJ (vte...@white-wolf.com) VTES Net.Rep for White Wolf, Inc. Links to revised rulebook, rulings, errata, and tournament rules: http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/ [ quoted text not captured ]

LSJ wrote: > > legb...@my-deja.com wrote: > > As i read the text of Praxis Solomon, if a Methuselah is contesting > cards > > only with him/herself, then a successful Praxis Solomon has no effect > in > > resolving the contest. > > > > Is that right? > > Well, if the referendum passed, the Methuselah would have to yield > at least one of the copies. But since paying to contest more than > one copy is not usually of any advantage, the effect is largely moot, > yes. Except that the Methuselah would then "win" the contest on her next untap phase - a turn earlier than normal. -- LSJ (vte...@white-wolf.com) V:TES Net.Rep for White Wolf, Inc. [ quoted text not captured ]

> > As i read the text of Praxis Solomon, if a Methuselah is contesting > > cards only with him/herself, then a successful Praxis Solomon has > > no effect in resolving the contest. > > Is that right? > Well, if the referendum passed, the Methuselah would have to yield > at least one of the copies. But since paying to contest more than > one copy is not usually of any advantage, the effect is largely moot, > yes. I'm not sure this makes much sense to me. During my master phase, I put another Elysium: Arboreturm into play, contesting the one I already have out. During my minion phase, I call a Praxis: Solomon to get rid of one of the copies so I don't have to pay 1 during my next untap and wait yet another turn to re-gain control of the Elysium. Situations like this happen often and is advantageous in some circumstances. Now, why is the effect moot and why wouldn't the P:S work? Sorrow --- no hate no wars no ignorance no politics no pain no force no weapons no oppression no sorrow no chemicals no dust no leaders no violence no dust no leaders no leaders now it's time for the world to see a man with open eyes now it's time to realize we tell ourselves the best of lies