Question 1

What about casting Stupefy while I have an empowered Mel, Newly Awakened?

Accepted Answer

The chosen unit will be given -2 Might, to a minimum of 1 Might. If it was 2 Might, it will become 1 Might.
In the case of Stupefy, Mel, Newly Awakened replaces the event of Stupefy giving -1 Might with it giving -2 Might instead. However, a replacement effect that replaces an event modified by the game effect that generated that event will inherit any of those modifications. In this case, Stupefy modifies the “give -1 Might” game action and thus event with “to a minimum of 1 Might.” The replaced event will inherit the same modification.

Question 2

I have a Ravenbloom Student on the board and I haven’t played any spells this turn. What happens when I play Rebuttal targeting my opponent’s Stupefy and pay 1 power of any domain on resolution? After everything resolves, how much will Battering Ram cost? Will my opponent’s Legion abilities be active?

Accepted Answer

Ravenbloom Student will trigger twice, Battering Ram will cost 4 energy, and your opponent’s Legion abilities will be active.
Ravenbloom Student’s triggered ability checks whether a spell that you control resolves. You gained control of the Stupefy, and it resolved, so you will have triggered Ravenbloom Student’s ability. Battering Ram and Legion, on the other hand, check whether cards were finalized. Although you gained control of Stupefy, you did not finalize it; you got it after it was already finalized by your opponent. Thus, your opponent’s Legion abilities will be active, and Battering Ram will only receive a 1 energy Energy discount.

Question 3

What happens when I conquer with Swain, Visionary, if I’ve only played a Patched Porobot and Stupefy this turn?

Accepted Answer

You will score 2 points total. 1 from conquering, 1 from Swain.
Swain only checks whether you’ve played a non-token unit, a non-token gear, and a spell. Checks like that do not care whether they were satisfied by multiple cards or a single card relevant to the trigger conditions.

Question 4

What happens if I play Stupefy on my 1 Might empowered Gangplank, Naval? Will he get +3 Might this turn?

Accepted Answer

He will not.
In order for his replacement effect to apply, the event of him being given -Might must occur. In the case of Stupefy played on a 1 Might unit, no -Might is given; it is snapshot to -0 Might. Thus, there is no suitable event for Gangplank’s replacement effect to replace.

Question 5

What happens if I play Dragon Form on a unit that has -1 Might from Stupefy applied to it? Will my Fiora, Grand Duelist trigger? Is there a moment where my unit becomes 5 Might before the -1 Might from Stupefy brings it down to 4 Might?

Accepted Answer

She will not trigger.
Although Dragon Form sets the base Might of a unit to 5 Might, it does so via layers. Layers are evaluated when the effect is applied and their evaluation includes all existing applied layer alterations. We process layers in order, starting from the Trait-Altering layer (where this base Might setting effect is applied), proceeding to the Ability-Altering layer (not part of this example), and proceeding to the Arithmetic layer (where Stupefy’s -1 Might is applied), but this process happens instantaneously; there is no window while evaluating layers for the unit to see itself become 5 Might and then go down to 4 Might. As soon as the effect of Dragon Form is applied, the unit is 4 Might.
As a side note, Might is one of the traits that is managed in the Trait-Altering layer, and it is one of the copyable traits that copy effects can replace or add to.

Question 6

My 11 Might Renekton, Brute is disempowered by my own Profiteer. What happens when my opponent plays Stupefy choosing him? Will his ability trigger? What happens if instead I activated his ability?

Accepted Answer

Renekton’s ability will not trigger in either scenario.
In order to “become 10 or more,” his Might would have to have previously been less than 10. “10 or more” is a state, and Renekton’s triggered ability checks for the event of him achieving that state. If he maintains that state, regardless of how his Might changes, he will not “become” that state.

Question 7

I heard that cards that reduce Might will no longer say “to a minimum of 1” on them. Does that mean Origins cards like Stupefy will receive errata?

Accepted Answer

No. This is a change to our design philosophy beginning with Spiritforged, but Origins cards will maintain their functionality.

Question 8

Does this mean that units’ Might can go to 0 or below now?

Accepted Answer

Units’ Might could always go to 0 or below; it was just really hard to actually make it happen. For example: If a Recruit was at Trifarian War Camp, it would have 2 Might (its 1 base Might, +1 from War Camp). If it got hit with Stupefy, Stupefy would “snapshot” at -1 Might, reducing the Recruit’s Might to 1. If the Recruit then moved away from Trifarian War Camp, it would lose the +1 Might bonus and end up at 0 Might. It’s much easier to make it happen with Spiritforged cards, though, so it’s worth reviewing the rules for units with 0 or less Might.

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