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Specific only questions
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2026 6:57 pm
by JoeNuttall
This rule confused me:
A card that is “specific” to a certain avatar can only be included in a deck if its player declares that they are playing that avatar at the start of the game.
It's been pointed out to me that it means cards which use the specific word "specific" so it means all those cards which are "specific" to a specific fallen wizard or balrog, but not cards which are "Gandalf only"
The rule could be clearer.
I don't understand why it is different to the rules in MEWH and MEBA rules it cites, e.g.:
In general opponent format, you must reveal the identity of your Fallen-wizard before the game begins
These are both more general (it applies whenever you have a fallen wizard) and more specific (it is very unambiguous when this applies).
So I'd suggest:
A player who is playing a fallen wizard or Balrog must reveal the identity of their avatar at the start of the game.
Re: "
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2026 8:52 pm
by JoeNuttall
Apologies, I managed to create this without a thread title. It should have been something like Revealing Avatar rule
Re: Specific only questions
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 9:25 am
by Konrad Klar
There are no cards that contain a phrase "Gandalf only".
Narya, An Untimely Brood, First of the Order may be included in deck/sideboard of Fallen Pallando player.
In general opponent format, you must reveal the identity of your Fallen-wizard before the game begins
seems to be partly overlapping with:
If you are playing a Fallen-wizard, you must tell your opponent which Fallen-wizard
you are playing before choosing starting companies. If your opponent has normal
hero Wizard character cards in his play deck and/or sideboard that correspond to the
Fallen-wizard you have declared, he may replace those Wizard cards with an equal
number of other Wizard character cards that he has available. Your opponent may also
add 10 cards to his sideboard (these cards should be preselected for a Fallen-wizard
opponent).
to me.
But they also seems to me more precise than:
A player who is playing a fallen wizard or Balrog must reveal the identity of their avatar at the start of the game.
Re: Specific only questions
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2026 11:15 am
by Konrad Klar
Curiosity:
The White Hand, Getting Ready to Play, Your Play Deck wrote:The resource half of your play deck (and your sideboard) may include hero, minion,
and stage resources. But, you are limited to:
• One of each unique card (including cards with the same name)
• Three of each non-unique stage resource card
• Two of each non-unique character card
• Two of each non-unique hero resource card
• Two of each non-unique minion resource card
You may not include stage resource cards that are “specific” to another Fallen-wizard
(e.g., if you declare that you are Alatar, you may not include “Gandalf specific.”
cards).
The rule does not cover starting stage cards. So literally nothing prevents Fallen Alatar player from including Gandalf's Friend in starting pool.
But according to:
CRF, Rulings by Term, Specifiv wrote:To play a name-specific card, you must have declared yourself as the character with
that name. That character need not be in play.
he could not play it.
Re: Specific only questions
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2026 1:03 pm
by JoeNuttall
Konrad Klar wrote: ↑Tue Jan 27, 2026 9:25 am
There are no cards that contain a phrase "Gandalf only".
I don't understand. Narya starts with the text "Gandalf only."
Re: Specific only questions
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2026 2:29 pm
by Konrad Klar
My apologies. I was looking at
but not at
Seems like
https://meccg.com/cards/ is convenient but not reliable.
AFIK Narya is not part of any challenge deck (so the text of remastered version does not match the last printed version) so it is rather silent errata made by guys behind the project.
Re: Specific only questions
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2026 2:46 pm
by JoeNuttall
Ah, thanks - makes sense now! Seems odd to have "silent" errata. I did check the official errata before replying.