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Question about the card "Siphon Energy"
Topic Started: Aug 15 2009, 03:20 AM (237 Views)
xMr. Lemon Headx
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Alright the card "Siphon energy" says ( choose a non-ongoing plot twist in any resource row. you may play it.) Does that mean you can take a card from an opponent's resource row and play it as your own effect? For instance, if an opponent had a savage beatdown in his resource row that had already been played can I play that card as my own pump?
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deviaan
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I think it does. I believe, the way it works is that Syphon becomes a copy of that card. So if you target the savagebeatdown, it means your attacking ch. gets +5atk.
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and siphon energy can't copy itself to cause an infinite loop, but its effect can be used on another copy of siphon energy. so 2 siphon energys in the resource row causes an infinite loop i believe
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Orange_Soda_Man
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nope. Errata nailed that one in the dome.

It now can only target face-up non-siphon energy non-ongoing plot twists. It doesn't care where it finds the legal target as long as it is a legal target. Also, it become a new copy. Independent of the source.

complimentary scenario: Your opponent has a 3-drop Wolverine. it's turn 4. he plays I am Doom, giving it a +1/+1 counter. For some reason, they use A Curse of Darkness [which removes it from the game for the turn]. When it comes back, it does not come into play with a +1/+1 counter, since it is considered to be a new Wolverine.

Same thing with Siphon Energy.
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xMr. Lemon Headx
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Ok sweet! I was just making sure.. Thanks for the help guys [coolguy]
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There is only one infinite loop that Siphon Energy can cause that I know of. Draw your deck, have a X-Force character, have a Black Box face-up in your resource row or your opponents resource row, play Siphon Energy from your hand targeting that Black Box, put Siphon Energy back into your deck. Rinse, and repeat.
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Kj
P.S: And it might sound crazy but there are a few builds that involve X-Force that can draw their deck by Turn 4-5. I know Siphon Energy is a 6-Cost PT but there are a few effects that you can play that will make SE cost less.
Edited by KardKrazy, Aug 17 2009, 08:51 AM.
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bigflyp
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not to mention if you could've used James Proudstar @ Warpath - Apache Warrior, he'd be unstoppable
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