Thread:Buddyfight Unified Universe/@comment-26290163-20170331071216

So, I had sent an email a while back asking for them to give a specific ruling regarding face-down soul, since both Shinobi Scroll and Lethal Formation have cards under them in a face-down position, but can be activated.

Fortunately, they responded clearly, and backed it up with a ton of Q&A Support when they released the card list.

Here are some highlights.

Q. With all of the Face-Down Soul card play now that [Ambush] has been introduced, what happens if Ultimate Buddy! or Byakuya "Shiroyasha Mode" end up face down in the soul of a card?

A. They do not activate and are considered faceless.

Q. If my card is returned to my hand, do face-down soul go to the drop, and what happens if their are multiple cards with abilities like [Ambush] or Spells with conditions?

A. When a card is returned to your hand, all soul goes to the drop like normal. If there are more than one face-down soul with an ability, the owner of the cards chooses the order in which to resolve each one. The other player has a [Counter] Timing.

Q. Can I rearrange my face-down soul once it is under a card?

A. Yes, the player can rearrange their soul in whatever order they wish.

Q. If I have a monster under Art of Explosive Hades Fall and it does not match the Size of a Monster that was called, can I still put the face-down soul into the drop zone and use the abilities of the cards?

A. Yes. For example: If the Size 3 Oni Boss, Kid Ibuki is placed under Art of Explosive Hades Fall and the other player calls a Size 2, you may put all face-down soul into the drop zone. The ability of Art of Explosive Hades Fall would not destroy the Size 2 Monster. However, you can still call Oni Boss, Kid Ibuki from the drop zone with [Ambush] and destroy a Monster to deal damage.

Q. When using the ability to tutor a card from the deck or drop zone into the hand, must I show it to the other player?

A. You must show the card that was tutored, unless the ability allows you to choose any card, and does not specify a "type" of card, like an "item", "monster", etc...

I'll stop there for now. I'm happy they are being proactive with the new abilities. I found the Hades Fall ruling rather interesting as until these cards with [Ambush] abilities came out, there wouldn't have been much of a situation in which I would trigger Hades Fall unless it was the correct Size.

I wish they would have gone into clearer language by at least mentioning that it also wouldn't deal the 2 damage, but from the Q&A's I'm used to seeing, this is a big step up. And they seem to have made sure that most cards that would be effected in the set have the same answers. 