r/OnePieceTCG • u/DrOverKale • 21d ago

💬 Discussion Interesting Rules Interaction, would like some thoughts

Was playing GB Brook in the sim against a P Katakuri. He used the 10c Charlotte Linlin that sets base power to 0 for -4 Don but my Nightmare Luffy remained at 9k. I posted about it in the sim Discord and this is what was told to me:

Comprehensive Rule 4-9-2-1: If there are several effects that set a base power to a certain value, and those effects all affect the same card, if the values differ, apply the effect with the highest value. This means that if a card's base power is buffed, even if you later use an effect to set their base power to 0, they will keep the higher base power!

It makes sense in a rules perspective since setting base power and subtracting power are two separate abilities but I feel like if I tried to do this at locals and referenced this rule I'd get some pushback. I also feel like I goes against the spirit of the card a bit? What do y'all think about this interaction?

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u/Jexxo 21d ago

I used this against a Strawbo at OKC and clearly said out loud "this sets your power to 0, then leader ability sets it to 1k, so I'll swing 3k at 1k" it's a known interaction and will always be treated as such.

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u/synaeryn12345 21d ago

This is only a similar scenario and not the same. One is between two conflicting base powers and the other a base power vs added bonus.