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When a 2-power unit on Trifarian War Camp (which gives +1 power) is affected by Thousand Tailed Watcher (which gives -3 power), what is the final power? Does War Camp's +1 continue to apply after Watcher's effect?

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FAQ #1431·asked by 100343472661221376·December 31, 2025·Rules v1.4·Asked before Vendetta
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Ruling: The unit ends up at 1 power. Thousand Tailed Watcher snapshots the current power (including War Camp's +1, so 3 total) and applies -3 to set it to 1. This becomes the new fixed power value, and War Camp's lingering effect no longer applies to that snapshotted value.

Sequence:

  • Unit starts at 2 base power
  • War Camp's lingering effect makes it 3 power
  • Thousand Tailed Watcher snapshots the 3 power and applies -3
  • Unit is now set to 1 power for the turn
  • War Camp's effect no longer modifies this snapshotted value

Nuances:

  • If the unit moves away from War Camp after Watcher's effect, it becomes 0 power (the snapshotted 1 minus War Camp's +1)
  • If the unit moves back to War Camp, it returns to 1 power
  • Effects that apply after Watcher (like a card giving +1 power) would still modify the snapshotted value normally
  • One-time power modification effects like Watcher snapshot the current power and set it to a fixed value, which then no longer benefits from previous lingering effects
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