A Handful of Sand
Legend of the Burning Sands card from Shadow of the Tyrant
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- action
- Water
- 0
- Copper
- 0
- Card Text
- When you play this card as your parry in a duel, discard the top card of your deck. Play that card as your next thrust. It may not be parried
- Fate
- 0
- Deck
- Deck
Printings
Shadow of the Tyrant
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "If I'm the only one alive at the end to tell the tale, who can question my skill and daring?"
- Artist
- Paul Carrick
Rulings
- Ifyou do not survive the thrust when parrying with Handful of Sand, you don't get to thrust next round for obvious reasons. Note that Handful of Sand has a big 0 Fate value, meaning you will probably take a significant amount of damage if you parry with this. [RL, 10/9/98] Legend of the Burning Sands FAQ, Official FAQ and accumulated rulings, version 1.1, October 1999, p. 13
- Since your opponent cannot parry your follow up to Handful of Sand, your opponent does not even play a parry card. [RL, 9/30/98] Legend of the Burning Sands FAQ, Official FAQ and accumulated rulings, version 1.1, October 1999, p. 13
- And because of this, that means the damage your opponent takes is equal to whatever Fate value you play as your thrust next round. [drh, 10/8/99] Legend of the Burning Sands FAQ, Official FAQ and accumulated rulings, version 1.1, October 1999, p. 13