Does Leona Zealot's -8 might reduction to stunned enemies snapshot when applied, or does it continuously reapply as a passive effect? Specifically, if a stunned Ravenbloom Student (reduced to 1 might by Leona) receives +5 might from Discipline, does it go to 5 might or stay at 1 might?
Ruling: Leona Zealot's ability is a passive effect that continuously reapplies, not a snapshot. The Ravenbloom Student stays at 1 might because Leona's -8 (minimum 1) reapplies after Discipline resolves.
Sequence:
- Ravenbloom Student is stunned (2 might reduced to 1 might by Leona's -8, minimum 1)
- Discipline is played, granting +5 might
- Leona's passive immediately reapplies -8 (minimum 1) to the stunned unit
- Ravenbloom remains at 1 might (the unused portion of the -8 reduction increases from -7 to -4)
Nuances:
- Passive abilities (worded as statements of fact without "when") continuously check and apply, unlike triggered abilities (with "when") which snapshot their values when they resolve
- The unit would need to gain enough might to overcome the full -8 reduction before exceeding 1 might (e.g., gaining +8 or more total)
- The +1 from Triferian War Camp works similarly as a passive - it continuously applies even after reductions, which is why a unit leaving the War Camp after being reduced loses that +1