When a 1 Might token recruit attacks into a battlefield with Trifarian War Camp (+1 to all units) defended by Ahri (Legend gives -1 to units when defending, minimum 1), what is the final Might value during combat?
Ruling: The recruit will have 1 Might during combat. Trifarian War Camp's passive +1 applies immediately when the unit moves to the battlefield (making it 2 Might), then Ahri's triggered ability resolves when the unit receives the Attacker designation, reducing it to 1 Might.
Sequence:
- Recruit moves to battlefield and immediately gains +1 from Trifarian War Camp (now 2 Might)
- Ahri's trigger activates when the recruit receives Attacker designation during showdown
- Ahri's -1 debuff is calculated and snapshotted at -1 (since 2 Might can be reduced to 1 Might minimum)
- Recruit is now at 1 Might for combat
Nuances:
- The "minimum of 1" restriction only applies when the debuff is initially calculated and snapshotted, not continuously
- If the recruit later leaves the battlefield (losing Trifarian's +1), it would be at 0 Might because the snapshotted -1 debuff remains for the turn
- This snapshotting behavior prevents loops and paradoxes that would occur with always-updating limitations