Swap Places
Beta release
React to an action targeting a ship or a structure
Change one of the action's targets, the new target must be of the same type and belong to the same player as the initial one
Arsenals containing this card
• Control Invader
Take control the game by disrupting your opponents' plans, while your massive ships overpower them.
• Artillery Betrayer
Assemble your artillery, protect it with weak but efficient ships, and let it wear down your opponents' bases until they eventually fall.
• Architect 400
A tailored selection of 400 cards used for arsenal drafting.
• Architect 200
A tailored selection of 200 cards used for arsenal drafting.
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• effect_redirect
This card allows you to change an action's target.
Rulings applying to this card
Rulings are official clarifications on the way ambiguous rules or card texts should be interpreted.
Changing the target of an action with two interwoven targets
Ruling issued on November 19th 2024
Situation:
A player uses the Pirate action Targeted Charge, which requires them to destroy one of their ships to destroy an enemy ship with less maximum durability. I react with the Invader reaction Swap Places, allowing me to change the target of an action. Can I force the player to destroy a different ship than the one they originally chose?
Ruling:
Yes, you can use Swap Places to change the first target. However, the second part of the action is conditional on the first. Swap Places cannot alter that condition. Therefore, the new first target must still have more maximum durability than the second target.