Stephen Dickinson <shiningsunbeam.DeleteThis@mac.com> wrote:
>We now have this rule:
>
>202.2b If an ability of an object grants to another object an ability
>that refers to the first object by name, the name refers only to the
>object whose ability grants that ability, not to any other object with
>the same name.
>Example: Saproling Burst has an ability that reads "Remove a fade
>counter from Saproling Burst: Put a green Saproling creature token into
>play. It has 'This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the
>number of fade counters on Saproling Burst.'" The ability granted to
>the token only looks at the Saproling Burst that created the token, not
>at any other Saproling Burst in play.
Actually, that one's been around for Some Time Now. Still missing is the
mirror rule about abilities of an object that grant to -that- object an
ability stolen from another object that refers to the other object by name.
>Does this now cover those Kraj/Prodigal Sorceror issues? It doesn't
>look like it to me, because the Sorceror isn't granting the ability to
>the Kraj. Rather, Kraj is granting an ability to itself that's being
>borrowed from the Sorcerer.
Nope - you're correct that that rule doesn't stretch to the Kraj case. Zoe's
noted to treat Kraj as though it made the name refer correctly, though, while
she lobbies for the mirror-image of the above rule to also get included.
Dave
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