if I use not so fast on the ability of ziggs explosive does he take the buff?

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FAQ #12833·asked by Vermut·October 8, 2026
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Radiance rules aren't published yet. This uses the printed card and current rules only, and it isn't a ruling on the new mechanics.

I only find Ziggs, Short-Fused (Fury, 5[M], Deploy) — there's no "Ziggs, Explosive" in the gallery — and nothing on him gets countered: Not So Fast reads "Counter an enemy spell or ability that chooses a friendly unit or gear." Ziggs's "When you play me, play a Bomb gear token to a battlefield" doesn't choose anything. Playing a token to a battlefield is a game action with a location restriction, not a target, for the same reason "play a unit from your hand to a battlefield" doesn't target a battlefield (). So Not So Fast has no legal target there and can't be played on it.

There's also no Buff involved. Ziggs's other line, "Abilities of friendly gear deal 1 Bonus Damage," is a passive ability, not a Buff counter, so it isn't something a counter would strip off him either way. Even if some ability did choose your gear and got countered, the counter takes the entire ability (FAQ #10330) — nothing on it resolves, so no bonus would be handed out.

If you were thinking of Hexplosives Expert's activated ability ("[1][A], [T]: Play a Bomb gear token to a battlefield"), same result — no target, Not So Fast can't counter it.

This is my interpretation based on and the Not So Fast card text. No official FAQ exists for this specific interaction.

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iSoSyS·October 8, 2026Correction

Missing context because card is too new.

There isn't any scenario where it legal to play Not So Fast to counter Ziggs Explosive ability. If Ziggs is yours, you can't because it isn't an "enemy ability". If Ziggs is from an enemy, you can't because its ability didn't target any friendly unit or gear.

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