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Post by Karn2017 on Nov 27, 2017 11:30:13 GMT -6
Creeping Dread Enchantment - Aura Enchant Unique Squad At the start of enchanted squad's turn, its controller chooses to discard a card or deal 1 damage to a creature in enchanted squad. 25pts. Shadows over Innistrad expansion A friend and I need to settle how this card works. Let's say I have no cards in my hand. Can I still choose to discard a card instead of choosing to deal 1 damage to a creature in the enchanted squad? My friend believes that I have to choose to deal 1 damage to a creature in my enchanted squad since I have no cards left in my hand. How is this card supposed to be interpreted?
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Post by Targanth on Nov 27, 2017 21:32:46 GMT -6
I do not remember seeing anything official on this from Hasbro, so here is my opinion.
The card says to discard or to take Damage. It does not say you may do one of these options, it says to do one.
So if the controller of the Enchanted squad has no cards in their hand, they must take Damage when they activate the squad. They can not avoid the effect by having no cards in hand.
Again, this is my opinion.
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Post by Karn2017 on Dec 1, 2017 9:18:32 GMT -6
Thank you, Targanth.
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Post by whiteweasel112 on Dec 1, 2017 11:20:34 GMT -6
In my experience with MTG card rules and that sort of thing the keyword is OR. If both options can happen then you get to choose, if one can not happen than the other must happen.
So with no cards in hand I would rule the damage must happen.
Just voicing my agreement with Targanth.
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