Valerius Maior, Hell's Fool
10 Mar 2024 23:19 #110866
by Bhobbit
Valerius Maior, Hell's Fool was created by Bhobbit
Evening, guys.
Lucian, the Perfect, for example, bleeds his prey and uses +2 stealth. The bleed is redirected to me (Lucian's methuselah predator). I have two vampires available for blocking, but only one of them has enough intercept to do it. One of my vampires is Valerius Maior, Hell's Fool. On purpose, I say that Valerius tries to block, even without having or playing any intercept on him during the action, just to activate his power. He announces trying to block, but fails, leaving Lucian unable to increase stealth with Obfuscation, correct? So, I can block with the other vampire without any problems.
The question is: If an action already has stealth, does Valerius must have/play intercept on him for his "attempts to block" text to work?
Thanks.
Lucian, the Perfect, for example, bleeds his prey and uses +2 stealth. The bleed is redirected to me (Lucian's methuselah predator). I have two vampires available for blocking, but only one of them has enough intercept to do it. One of my vampires is Valerius Maior, Hell's Fool. On purpose, I say that Valerius tries to block, even without having or playing any intercept on him during the action, just to activate his power. He announces trying to block, but fails, leaving Lucian unable to increase stealth with Obfuscation, correct? So, I can block with the other vampire without any problems.
The question is: If an action already has stealth, does Valerius must have/play intercept on him for his "attempts to block" text to work?
Thanks.
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11 Mar 2024 09:01 - 11 Mar 2024 09:05 #110869
by Ankha
Valerius' effect triggers as soon as he is attempting to block, and lasts until the end of the action (his cardtext is not "while Valerius is attempting to block...", it's a trigger).
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Replied by Ankha on topic Valerius Maior, Hell's Fool
Correct.Evening, guys.
Lucian, the Perfect, for example, bleeds his prey and uses +2 stealth. The bleed is redirected to me (Lucian's methuselah predator). I have two vampires available for blocking, but only one of them has enough intercept to do it. One of my vampires is Valerius Maior, Hell's Fool. On purpose, I say that Valerius tries to block, even without having or playing any intercept on him during the action, just to activate his power. He announces trying to block, but fails, leaving Lucian unable to increase stealth with Obfuscation, correct?
Valerius' effect triggers as soon as he is attempting to block, and lasts until the end of the action (his cardtext is not "while Valerius is attempting to block...", it's a trigger).
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No. You can attempt to block with minions lacking intercept (otherwise, you wouldn't be able to add intercept). And you MUST declare block attempts before adding intercept.The question is: If an action already has stealth, does Valerius must have/play intercept on him for his "attempts to block" text to work?
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11 Mar 2024 13:02 #110873
by Ankha
Why would it "de-trigger"? The effect is not conditional on the fact that Valerius is currently blocking.
Replied by Ankha on topic Valerius Maior, Hell's Fool
Effect triggers as soon as he is attempting to block, but why doesn't it de-trigger when another minion start attempting and Valeruis subsequently not blocking anymore?Correct.
Valerius' effect triggers as soon as he is attempting to block, and lasts until the end of the action (his cardtext is not "while Valerius is attempting to block...", it's a trigger).
Why would it "de-trigger"? The effect is not conditional on the fact that Valerius is currently blocking.
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