Mask of a Thousand Faces and Venenation
In my opinion, it comes across as incorrect and contradicts the rules.
Modifiers are if not stated by explicit text only playable any time before action resolution. When the action is blocked the action has reached resolution and "before action resolution" doesn't include when being "at" or "after" action resolution.
Cards that are playable after reaching action resolution but before block resolution need to have the explicit text "Only usable if this minion is blocked, before block resolution." which MoaTF doesn´t.
The needed text at the time of the ruling used to be "Only usable when this acting minion is blocked, before combat begins." which doesn´t change anything for MoaTF
[LSJ 20010803]
KRCG text:
Can be used after the action is blocked and before the block resolution (eg. Venenation can be played both before and after).
[LSJ 20060828]
LSJ wrote:
Action Modifiers and Reaction cards generally can be played
only before action resolution. Explicit card text ("after blocking" or
"during a referendum") is needed to overcome that. (Or being a Wake).
Action modifier cards: The acting minion can play these cards to modify their action at any time before action resolution. A minion cannot play the same action modifier card more than once during a single action (even if using a different Discipline level).
*underlining by me3. Resolve the Action
[...]
If the action is blocked, then any card played to perform the action is burned and the block is resolved with these two simultaneous consequences: the blocking minion is locked and enters combat with the acting minion (see Combat). If an effect ends the action before the block resolution or one of these two consequences (such as entering combat), neither consequence occurs.
Cardtype: Action Modifier
Discipline: Obfuscate


Cardtype: Action Modifier
Cost: 1 blood
Discipline: Serpentis
Only usable if this minion is blocked, before block resolution.


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Cardtype: Action Modifier
Discipline: Obfuscate


Cardtype: Action Modifier
Cost: 1 blood
Discipline: Serpentis
Only usable if this minion is blocked, before block resolution.


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Yes, action modifiers can be played if the action is blocked, before (block) resolution.I’m questioning the ruling that says Mask of a Thousand Faces is allowed to be played after Venenation has been played.
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"Action modifier cards: The acting minion can play these cards to modify their action at any time before action resolution"
my understanding is that when an action is blocked it has reached action resolution (I could be wrong of course) and if this is the case then it should be too late to play MoaTF as it doesn't have the explicit text "usable if this minion is blocked, before block resolution." that allows it to be played when being blocked which isn't before action resolution.
If im wrong when does the "before action resolution" end?
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