3Q: Pyat Pree, Edric Storm, Prince's Plans

[Ratatoskr 34]

Hello there, Rules board, I'm back!

I have three quick questions. If they have been answered already, I apologize. I did a quick check and couldn't find the answers.

1) My opponent wins a challenge in which Pyat Pree attacks alone. What happens if I play Red Vengeance in response?

2) I'm unsure about the timing of Edric Storm's ability. If I trigger it, do I have to declare the additional POW challenge right away or can I declare other challenges before the additional POW one? I assume I can, because of the "this phase" wording of the card. If I have to declare the additional challenge right away, do I have the player action window before the Framework Action where I declare attackers?

3) I'm pretty sure I've got this down, but I'm looking for confirmation: If I play The Prince's Plans, and I have less than four cards in my discard pile, I just return as many cards as there happen to be in my discard pile to my hand, right? If a cost cannot be fully paid, the effect fizzles completely, but if an effect cannot fully resolve, it just resolves as far as it can, right? This is pretty basic stuff, right?

Thanks for your time!

[ktom 598]

Ratatoskr said:

1) My opponent wins a challenge in which Pyat Pree attacks alone. What happens if I play Red Vengeance in response?

The claim effect of "that" challenge is still the replaced claim on Pyat Pree. So Pyat's controller (the winner of the challenge) will choose which character dies - it's just controlled by the player you choose instead of by you.

Ratatoskr said:

2) I'm unsure about the timing of Edric Storm's ability. If I trigger it, do I have to declare the additional POW challenge right away or can I declare other challenges before the additional POW one? I assume I can, because of the "this phase" wording of the card. If I have to declare the additional challenge right away, do I have the player action window before the Framework Action where I declare attackers?

Edric doesn't specify any specific timing for the challenge. Heck, he doesn't even specify that you MUST initiate it. So you can declare the challenge at any time before the end of the phase that you would normally be allowed to initiate a challenge after Edric's ability resolves.

Ratatoskr said:

3) I'm pretty sure I've got this down, but I'm looking for confirmation: If I play The Prince's Plans, and I have less than four cards in my discard pile, I just return as many cards as there happen to be in my discard pile to my hand, right? If a cost cannot be fully paid, the effect fizzles completely, but if an effect cannot fully resolve, it just resolves as far as it can, right? This is pretty basic stuff, right?

Correct. Except that if a cost cannot be paid, the effect never initiates in the first place (slightly different from "fizzles completely").

[Ratatoskr 34]

Thank you very much, ktom.