How does Thousand-Tailed Watcher's "minimum of 1" Might reduction work with units that have buffs?

Ruling: When Thousand-Tailed Watcher reduces a unit's Might, buffs are factored into the reduction. The reduction is "snapshotted" at the minimum value (1), and that snapshot value persists even when new buffs are added later.

Sequence:

  • Start with base Might plus any existing buffs (e.g., 2 base + 1 buff = 3 Might)
  • Apply Thousand-Tailed Watcher's reduction, but snapshot at minimum of 1 (e.g., 2 + 1 - 2 = 1 Might, not -3 total reduction)
  • If new buffs are added later, they add to the snapshotted reduction (e.g., 2 + 1 + 3 - 2 = 4 Might with a +3 buff)

Nuances:

  • If you spend the buff to play a card for free, the unit's Might adjusts accordingly (would be 3 instead of 4 in the example if the +1 buff was spent)