Arcbane Grasp

Arcbane Grasp (Blue)

If you have a base arms equipped, transform it into this, then equip this.

When this is equipped, create a Spellbane Aegis token.

Arcane Barrier 1

Rulings

From the Omens of the Third Age release notes
  • This has the base subtype. It can be transformed into another evo.
  • Arcbane Grasp’s second ability triggers when it is equipped. You will create a Spellbane Aegis token when the triggered effect resolves.
  • This card cannot be equipped typically during the start-of-game procedure as it has a type (instant) that requires it to start in your deck.

Keyword notes

Arcane Barrier - is one of the most common ways to prevent arcane damage. If you would be dealt arcane damage you may pay X{r} instead to prevent X arcane damage that source will deal.
  • You can have multiple instances of arcane barrier.
  • You can only prevent one arcane damage per arcane barrier per source.
  • You can prevent arcane damage you do to yourself.
  • Players cannot respond to the prevention.
  • To fully prevent a card dealing 3 arcane damage, you would require 3 arcane barrier and 3 resources to prevent it. To fully prevent 3 Runechant tokens (3 instances of 1 damage). You would require 1 arcane barrier and 3 resources to prevent it.
  • Preventing arcane damage does not destroy the equipment with arcane barrier (unless otherwise specified).
  • Arcane barrier is a replacement effect. It does not use the chain. Players cannot respond to the prevention.
  • Each source of arcane barrier can replace damage 1 time per source. To fully prevent a card dealing 3 arcane damage, you would require arcane barrier 3 and 3 resources to prevent it. To fully prevent 3 Runechant tokens (3 instances of 1 damage). You would require arcane barrier 1 and 3 resources to prevent it.
  • If a card has Arcane Barrier 2, you must pay the full two resources even if it only prevents one damage. You cannot choose to pay one resource to prevent one damage.
  • You can have multiple instances of arcane barrier, for example Nullrune Hood, Nullrune Cloak, and Nullrune Gloves.
  • Arcane barrier can be used every time you would be dealt arcane damage. It’s not limited to once per turn.
  • Each instance of arcane barrier you control can be used 1 time only, each time a source would deal arcane damage to you. For example if a source would deal 5 arcane damage to you, and you control two cards with arcane barrier 1, you will in total be able to prevent 2 arcane damage this source would deal to you.
  • To fully prevent a card dealing 3 arcane damage, you would require 3 arcane barrier and 3 resources to prevent it. To fully prevent the arcane damage from 3 Runechant tokens (3 instances of 1 damage), you would require 1 arcane barrier and 3 resources to prevent it.
  • A equipment with arcane barrier does not move to the chain when arcane barrier is used.
  • You can prevent arcane damage you would deal to yourself.
  • Players cannot respond to the prevention. Arcane barrier is a replacement effect, not an activated or triggered ability.
  • To fully prevent a card dealing 3 arcane damage, you would require 3 arcane barrier and 3 resources to prevent it. To fully prevent 3 runechant tokens (3 instances of 1 damage from difference sources). You would require 1 arcane barrier and 3 resources to prevent it.
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Transform - Put the X under this/it/him/her
Create a Y and put the X under it.
  • Transform is a discrete effect.
  • To transform subject objects into a specified object, first create the specified object in the arena if it does not yet exist, then put the subjects under it.
  • To transform objects into a token that does not exist yet, first create the token, then put the objects underneath it.
  • To transform objects into an existing permanent, just put the objects underneath it.
  • When used in conjunction with cards that flip (e.g. Invocations), the card is first flipped and becomes a permanent in the arena, then the transform will refer to that permanent as the specified object to transform into (the permanent to put cards under).
  • The transform fails if there are no transform subjects, or if they can not be put under the specified object for whatever reason.
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