Corruption question
Francois Villon
Immediately after I played the last needed card, or any time (e.g. during
another Met's turn, during my untap, etc.)?
Thanx
Halcyan 2
>Immediately after I played the last needed card, or any time (e.g. during
>another Met's turn, during my untap, etc.)?
You need to burn the counters after you play one of the cards (Corruption or
Venenation).
Corruption [AH, FN]
Cardtype: Action
Clan: Follower of Set
+1 stealth action.
(D) Put a corruption counter on a minion controlled by your prey. If the number
of your corruption counters on the minion equals or exceeds the blood capacity
of that vampire or the cost of that ally, you may burn all of your corruption
counters on that minion to gain control of him or her.
The card does not set up a lasting effect that lets you burn the corruption
counters whenever you want. If you want to use that portion of the card text,
you have to use it when the card is played.
Halcyan 2
LSJ
>When exactly have I to burn the [Corruption] counters to gain control of the
>Immediately after I played the last needed card, or any time (e.g. during
>another Met's turn, during my untap, etc.)?
The former. Card text, not the counter's inherent power, allows you to
take control. You must therefore use it when the action resolves (or
when you play Venenation).
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Aramis
Corruption counters (those placed by using Corruption or Venation
cards) can only be burned by explicit card text. In other words you
must use a card to burn them and take control of the vampire. In the
case of Corruption, you place a corruption counter and THEN have the
option to burn them to take control of the vamp/ally "if" the number
of counters equals or exceeds the capacity or cost, but only for the
duration of that action. Once action ends, so does your opportunity
to use the card text to burn the counters.
Example: Vamp A is a 5 cap and has 4 counters on him. Vamp B plays
Corruption on Vamp A. If successful, you place a 5th counter on Vamp
A and then (upon checking the amount of counters against his cap) burn
them to take control of Vamp A.
If for some reason you neglect take the vamp/ally when you place the
last counter needed, you MUST have explicit card text to burn the
counters and take control (ie, another Corruption/Venenation must be
played).
Long answer to a short question, but I hope it's clear now.
Aramis
James Coupe
<federi...@libero.it> writes
>When exactly have I to burn the counters to gain control of the vampire?
>Immediately after I played the last needed card, or any time (e.g. during
>another Met's turn, during my untap, etc.)?
To add to other peoples' comments (of "You need to do it when the card
resolves"), you *can't* burn the counters and take control when
Nefertiti plays them with her built in action, since she has no card
text.
So, plan carefully.
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