A ruling is an official clarification on the way an ambiguous rule or card text should be interpreted.
Choosing to ignore a reaction
Ruling issued on November 22nd 2024
Situation:
I deploy the Pirate ship Mecha Suit, which has a reaction that causes a durability loss to another ship when it is deployed. My opponents currently have no ships in play. Am I forced to cause a durability loss to one of my own ships?
Ruling:
No. Since this effect is a reaction, you can choose whether or not to activate it.
This ruling applies to all cards with the following tags.
Tags are used to categorize cards with similar characteristics.
• deployed_reactions
This card can use reactions once deployed, other than those triggered when this card is deployed, destroyed, or replaced.
• trigger_deployed
Something happens when this card is deployed.
• trigger_destroyed
Something happens when this card is destroyed.
• trigger_replaced
Something happens when this card is replaced.