Paul Kushnir – DIce Masters Judge, Jury and Executioner! – joins us to delve into the secrets of his treacherous Mask Ring Team! We get down and dirty with the Rules and peer so perfectly into our crystal ball that Kang the Conqueror confirms our predictions! We introduce Shenanigans and Shillelaghs and talk Polymorph/Mutation tricks. Plus a Hall of Fame nomination and the set up to a new Puzzle! Plus much, much more!
[00:02:05] ONE BIG WEEKEND INFO: HOW TO SUBMIT TEAM (DUE APRIL 25)
[00:02:48] One Big Weekend : Wildcard Possibility!
[00:03:37] OBW alternates list
[00:06:29] How’d you find the game?
[00:10:35] Talkin’ Dormammu: Burning Ambition
[00:10:56] PK’s Mask Ring team
[00:14:22] Discussion about Dormammu and Static
[00:16:35] Discussion about PXG and why he left it off this team
[00:17:16] Discussion about Oracle…
[00:17:54] Discussion about Vicious Struggle & calculated buy order
[00:18:14] How to get Oracle in the field turn 2
[00:18:48] Red Dragon Global…
[00:20:12] Lucan talks about Rip Hunter Global…
[00:21:08] We discuss the Jinzo: Trap Destroyer/ Vicious Struggle team
[00:26:25] Start talking about Rules Questions
[00:27:42] Poison Ivy: Criminal Because of Love – who does the damage?
“The assumption for all dice/cards/characters that describe dealing damage are dealing the damage themselves (it doesn’t come from the player or some other unknown source).”
[00:28:14] UXM Cable Ruling (with Cyclops)
[00:29:21] Global is it’s own source of damage
[00:29:54] What about Black Manta ruling in regards to Poison Ivy?
Retaliation = “While active” ability, Poison Ivy = “when fielded” ability.
[00:30:11] Paul explains why Poison Ivy is different than Black Manta
[00:32:33] UC Absorbing Man: Harold’s Ice Cream and Doop
[00:33:50] We talk about Capture… Doop, Imprisoned…
While Absorbing Man is active, when a “when KO’d” effect is used, you may use a copy of that effect.
When Doop is KO’d, capture target opposing character die until the start of your next turn.
You can use anything to track that the die is captured — place it next to Doop’s card so it’s easy to track what effect has captured it. Since capturing would normally end when the capturing die is KO’d or when otherwise specified, this capturing only ends when specified since there is no die to KO.
[00:36:21] Does UC Absorbing Man work with “If KO’d” abilities?
[00:36:21] UC Absorbing Man and “If KO’d” effects…
[00:36:35] "]UC Absorbing Man & Rare Scarecrow
[00:37:49] If KO’d with Rarecrow…
[00:38:15] "]SR Mr. Miracle and Boomerang?
If a die already has Boomerang it doesn’t get “extra Boomerang”. Mr Miracle would just give it Boomerang on non-Burst.
[00:40:00] Interaction betweeen OP Black Widow: Agent & Phantom Stranger: Mysticism
[00:40:42] Phantom Stranger is like a reverse Lantern Ring…
While Phantom Stranger is active, when an opposing character die attacks, the attacking character die deals 1 damage to all other opposing character dice.
Phantom Stranger works like AvX Colossus and LOBI and grants abilities to other dice. Black Widow reduces all opposing abilities so she would nerf PhSt.
[00:41:28] Rare T-Rex Zombie and Sidekick dice… do they still count as SK dice for the purpose of other characters who buff sidekicks?
[00:42:08] T-Rex Zombie works on same principle as Ally characters… grants additional characteristics
While Tyrannosaurus Zombie is active, your NPC character dice are considered 2A and 2D Zombies (only their name and A and D values change).
Similar to Allies, he doesn’t take anything away from them, just grants them additional stuff. They are still Sidekick Character Dice and get whatever bonuses or detriments given to Sidekicks. If it was an Ally it would lose its name and be named Zombie while in the Field.
[00:43:02] How about the SR Kir Saball?
[00:43:12] Because they’re on ? face they’re not “character” dice…
[00:44:16] What if you had both?
[00:44:43] Can you combo the Clayface Global (to bring in an action from used to the Reserve Pool) and then use the UC Acererack Global to reroll it?
[00:45:03] Definition of “Rolled” and “Unrolled” Dice in Dice Masters…
[00:46:05] Lucan: Can I use new Zatanna Global to spin up a die in my Reserve Pool?
[00:46:27] Does it say “target”?
[00:47:26] "]Same idea as the old Magneto Global…
[00:47:53] Does Zatanna alow me to spin up the “when fielded” Poison Ivy, before I trigger her ability?
[00:48:46] Strike “When THIS CHARACTER is the only one fielded…” one die? or whole character?
[00:49:58] FUTURE KANG THE CONQUEROR HERE! “THE KEYWORDS PAGE HAS BEEN UPDATED…” STRIKE IS A SINGLE DIE ONLY
[00:50:08] UC Thanos from Guardians and the Immortal ruling…
[00:52:58] Pg 7 of the new Rule Book “when you purchase a die… generally the same energy type…”
[00:54:36] 3 of the basic old time stumbling blocks…
[00:54:53] Paul explains “Leave Me Alone” guidance
[00:56:39] Can’t be forced to pay a cost rule…
[00:57:22] Question is… what constitues a cost?
[00:57:37] Discussion of costs…
[00:59:26] Paul talks about what’s a cost…
[01:02:23] Swapping Static Buffs…
[01:03:04] Paul explais why you can’t swap a static buff
[01:04:00] Orbital Strike & Doom Lance main step only?
[01:05:39] New Riddler: Creature of Pure Pride and “when your OPPONENT rerolls…” Does it matter who roles the dice? or only what dice are being rerolled?
[01:06:57] Paul: two similar abiltiies worded slightly differently doesn’t usually mean much
[01:07:23] New Energy Field Global…
[01:08:51] Paul: Baring an errata – energy field allows you to spin the same die down and up
[01:09:01] Can you help us with the Infinite Loop ruling?
[01:10:12] "]Question about Plague Marine: Festering Wound – does he have to be active?
REDUCING PURCHASE COSTS AND FIELDING COSTS As a general rule, Character Dice need to be fielded or in the Field Zone to use their character card’s text. Character Dice that reduce their own purchase cost or fielding cost are an exception to this (sometimes they’ll even be free to purchase or field), so you won’t need a copy of the die in the Field Zone to reduce the energy you pay to purchase or field those dice. (AI page 27)
[01:11:32] "]Are basic actions your opponent brings considered “opposing?”
[01:12:44] UC Spot ruling…
[01:12:58] Is the UC Spot the exception to the rule or the new touchstone moving forward?
[01:13:59] SHENANIGANS & SHILLELAGHS – POLYMORPH
[01:18:47] Paul: Being able to see unituitive uses for an ability is a super strong skill in Dice Masters
[01:20:04] "]Hall of Fame!
Chris Lanese / IndyMon. Lots of effort into supporting the Dice Masters scene in the PNW, good tournament player, very rules knowledgeable (also a real actual judge)
[01:23:06] Certain cards are associated with certain players…
[01:26:31] Puzzle Time!
[01:27:20] Outro