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Rickon Stark



Rickon Stark

Unique Rickon Stark



Type: Character House: Stark
Cost: 2 Strength: 1 Icons: Power
Game Text:
Lord.
Response: After an effect allows you to search your deck, kneel Rickon Stark to copy that effect. (Limit once per phase)
Flavor Text: "Tell him he can have all m y things while I'm away, he'll like that." - Jon Snow
Number: 81 Set: MotA
Quantity: 3 Illustrator: Chris Casciano
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39 Comments

Stark search is really getting a boost. Pretty sick.
Rickon is very crazy, having this and the Maester plot means 1 or 2 maesters/Riders of the Red Fork (FTC)
Can you use this with a card like Maester Luwin that lets you search the top X cards of your deck? Or is it for only full deck effects?
It should let you use it with anything that allows you to search your deck regardless of the restriction on that search.
It works best with plot At the Gates as Darksbane mentioned. Unfortunately it does not work with Maester Luwin and Family,Duty,Honor as top X card is different that whole deck. Remember that to use him with Summoning Season or Building Season gives benefit to opponent as well. Anyway very good support for Stark.
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robertito1981
Dec 21 2011 05:49 PM
can u use it with bran's the legacy but paying the three golden tokens just once?
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cupcakewinterfell
Jan 26 2012 01:27 AM
Actually, the newest FAQ brings Rickon function into question because Galbert Glover doesnt allow you to search your discard pile unless it is a full deck search (i.e. no maester lewen)

Ugh...thabks for clearing that up ffg :P
@cupcakewinterfell.
It sucks, but you can't use Rickon's ability with things that don't allow you to search your whole deck. Just like Galbert.

@robertito.
You can use Rickon with Bran the Builder, but you will have to pay the 3 gold both times. Rickon copies the whole effect, and not just the searching part.
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n00bcommander
Jan 27 2012 06:20 PM
Works well with to be a wolf. He copies the whole effect so you get to stand two characters and search for 2 cards :)
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Shenanigans
Jan 27 2012 10:44 PM
To clarify, with Bran the Builder's Legacy (Core) you only pay the gold once and with
To Be a Wolf (SB) you only stand one character. Rickon allows you to copy the effect, and paying the gold and standing the character are both costs, not effects.
I was wrong on my last post, and Shenanigans is right. You do NOT copy the cost. So, you don't have to pay the 3 gold a second time when you copy Bran the Builder's Legacy.

Sorry for leading you wrong :\
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Devastazione
Feb 25 2012 10:28 AM
I thought Rickon would let you search your deck for a card twice indipendently on the amount of cards you search since the text reads " ...serach your deck..." and not search your whole deck " but it's a bit unclear...but what's I was wondering the most about is the effect with cards that let an oppont search his deck as well (summoning season and so on)...again the card reads "After an effect allows you to search your deck, kneel Rickon Stark to copy that effect. " So I think it only allows you to repeat the action, not your opponent...He searches his deck once, while you should do it twice..at least this is what the card says...if a faq explains it differently I don't know...:/
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ProfessorLust
Feb 25 2012 02:08 PM
There's no need for angst devastazione. You are right in your interpretations.
The FAQ states that "search your deck" means "search your whole deck." So, you can only use Rickon if an effect allowed you to search your whole deck.

Rickon says to copy the effect that allowed you to search your deck. This means that you have to copy the whole effect (not including costs, because that is not a part of the effect). So, in the case of Building Season, you copy "you and that opponent must each search your decks for a location, reveal it, and put it into your hands. Then, shuffle your decks. "
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ProfessorLust
Feb 29 2012 09:35 PM
What page is that ruling on? I just word.searched all of faq 3.1 and that terminology is.not there.
Page 24 of FAQ 3.1:
"'I have Maester Luwin (Forging the Chain F21) and Galbart Glover (Called by the Conclave F41) out at the same time. If I win a challenge with Maester Luwin can I search the top 5 cards of my discard pile?'

No. Searching the top 5 cards of your deck does not count as searching your entire deck."

And Galbart Glover says: "While resolving any effect that would allow you to search your deck, you may instead search your discard pile."


So, "search your deck" equals "search your entire deck."
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ProfessorLust
Mar 01 2012 12:41 AM
That's an interesting interpretation based on logical equivalency. However following your logic that lets me ssume that anytime I can search my entire deck I can also search my discard.

You could only search your discard if you have a Galbart Glover in play, because that is his ability

As the players, we have to make assumptions based on logical equivalency, because the developers are never going to give answers for every rule. We have to take what we do know and use it to explain the cards that we do not have rules for.

If you any more questions, then you should ask KTOM on the FFG boards.
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ProfessorLust
Mar 01 2012 01:03 AM
I posted that last from my mobile phone. having more time to reflect, I see the argument and wish they had made the same statement under rickon's card too.
Question about moribund. How long is a character moribund? If we reveal plots and my opponent has played At The Gates and I have Valar or Marched To The Wall and I am first player and choose my plot first is Rickon still moribund while his plot activates and can trigger his response?
Characters are morribund through Step 6 of any action window. Look here for full timing windows.
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ShadowcatX2000
Dec 05 2012 08:59 PM

Characters are morribund through Step 6 of any action window. Look here for full timing windows.


Aka. Yes, you can still trigger Rickon.

It should be noted, however, that in your example you couldn't use Rickon, he copies your search effects, not your opponent's seach effects. (So it would work if your opponent flipped Valar and you flipped At the Gates, but not the other way around.)
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slothgodfather
Dec 05 2012 09:03 PM
I assume it is your opponent who has Rickon in play and is attempting to trigger AtG twice? Yes he can do that, however, since Responses won't come until Step 5, you are likely better off having his AtG plot trigger first. This will force him to put a Maester into play during the resolution of his plot. Then your Valar initiates and resolves, potentially killing both Rickon and the new Maester. During Step 5 he could kneel Rickon for the search effect and put a Maester into play - including a duplicate if he wanted. But if the Maester is already moribund:dead from the Valar, then adding a dupe at this point will not save him.
Ah yes i should have clarified it is my opponent with the Rickon + ATG and i have flipped valar/marched but i got my question answered so thank you. I assume the same is tru for passives such as Threat from the North.?
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FunnyGeorgeLopez
Feb 12 2013 03:00 AM
Anyone know if Rickon can respond to an ATG search when Threat from the North is flipped?