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Magister Illyrio

Submitted Darksbane , Mar 30 2012 06:24 PM | Last updated May 14 2012 05:22 AM

Magister Illyrio

Type: Character House: Targaryen
Cost: 3 Strength: 3 Icons: Intrigue, Power
Game Text:
Ally. Lord.
Response: After a character enters play during the challenges phase, choose a non-unique character. Until the end of the phase, that character gets -1 STR and is killed if STR is 0
Crest: Noble
Number: 16 Set: VM
Quantity: 3 Illustrator: Tiziano Baracchi

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20 Comments

JCWamma
May 30 2012 04:29 PM

How would this card work in conjunction with Narrow Escape, were Narrow Escape played in the Challenges Phase? Would you be able to reduce by 1 for each character returned, or only for 1?

slothgodfather
May 30 2012 04:43 PM

I'm pretty sure that even though the event puts all the characters back into play as a single event, you are still able to trigger the response on each character. Even if they enter all at once, each one creates the window of "a character enters play during challenges."

That said, NE also allows you to trigger "come into play" or "put into play" abilites of those characters (just not any "play" or "played" effects).

Staton
May 30 2012 05:12 PM

That's correct. You'd get to respond to each character coming into play. Might be able to do some trickery with Qartheen Rookery (TRS) and Valar Morghulis (Core). Make sure you go third or forth in a melee. When its your turn to do challenges you can do a power first, win by 4 and use the Rookery to switch into Valar. Use Narrow Escape, all your dudes come back but then you kill off all their non uniques. Everyone's characters will be standing, but shouldn't matter since you'll have more characters.

slothgodfather
May 30 2012 05:25 PM

If Illyrio comes into play from Narrow Escape, he will get to trigger his response for himself also I believe.

This NE play would be even better of someone had Threat from the North (PotS) revealed and then you could discard their characters.

Staton
May 30 2012 05:49 PM

Yeah he would trigger off himself as well. And I don't think you need TftN really since Illyrio gives you a kill effect on himself.

slothgodfather
May 30 2012 06:35 PM

Hmm, since TftN is a constant and the other is a response, what would happen at STR = 0? Moribund:discard or Moribund:dead?

Staton
May 30 2012 07:02 PM

Both are actually passive effects. If str = 0 kill and if str = 0 discard. One effect is created by a passive and one created by a response, but both create lasting effects in the form of str reduction until the end of the phase. So they are two conflicting passives and the first player would determine if a character dies or is discarded.

slothgodfather
May 30 2012 07:17 PM

Gotcha. cool.

JCWamma
May 31 2012 11:05 PM

Thanks for the answer. I sense some sort of combo deck coming...

Atticus
Jun 01 2012 05:39 AM

Targ sure is getting burn potential out the wazoo with these last couple chapter packs. I wonder if FFG will remember they let Dothraki become less than par.

Laxen
Jun 01 2012 11:42 AM

Dothraki can't utilize on burn?

doulos2k
Jun 01 2012 02:04 PM

Atticus, on 01 June 2012 - 05:39 AM, said:

I wonder if FFG will remember they let Dothraki become less than par.

Dothraki less than par? Sorry - that's just not true. If you think so, you're playing it wrong. Dothraki are already solid, add Incinerate (VM) to a Dothraki build and now you have even more to deal with problem characters.

Staton
Jun 01 2012 02:28 PM

Yeah Dothraki are pretty crazy good right now. If you build it right Dothraki can absolutely steam roll someone. A Dothraki deck too 2nd at Days of Ice and Fire.

Atticus
Jun 08 2012 01:20 AM

My apologies to any Dothraki that were offended at my comment. Lol. I didn't realize Dothraki burn was so good.

Laxen
Jun 08 2012 08:00 AM

Haha. I guess this made you a bit happy too

Seemed as if you wanted to play Dothraki so there's your chance!

doulos2k
Jun 08 2012 01:03 PM

Haha - Atticus, sorry if my comment came off wrong. I was just incredulous - I could have worded that better. I love playing my Dothraki deck. :-)

TheAvenger154
Jun 26 2012 02:54 PM

This works with Ambush, am I right?

doulos2k
Jun 26 2012 03:04 PM

Yes. Any character that comes into play during the Challenges phase can trigger his Response.

Dia
Jan 08 2013 08:27 PM

Does he trigger off of characters coming out during pre-challenge shadows?

Prophit618
Jan 08 2013 08:51 PM

Yes, as those are characters entering play during the challenge phase. The shadow part of every phase is still part of it's phase, it just goes before anything else.