Deep Layers Exposed to the Surface (Stone's Unyielding Defiance)

Errata / Updates

Effect Rules

• Core game, Branch & Claw, Promo, Jagged Earth - all printings
  Errata / Clarification on which items are triggered actions -- Jagged Earth formalized how triggered actions work. The following earlier items are triggered actions ("after X, do Y") even though their wording doesn't use "after":

  • Vengeance of the Dead (Major Power, core game);
  • Ocean In Play (Ocean's Hungry Grasp special rule, core game);
  • Sworn to Victory¹ (Thunderspeaker special rule, core game);
  • Blazing Presence² (Heart of the Wildfire special rule, promo 1);
  • Constant Raiding (Dahan Insurrection Scenario rule, core game);
  • Military Response (Dahan Insurrection Scenario rule, core game).

  The following items are also triggered actions ("after X, do Y") even though their wording doesn't use "after" (but practically speaking it doesn't matter much):

  • Portents of Disaster (Minor Power - Branch & Claw);
  • Forbidden Ground³ (Keeper of the Forbidden Wilds special rule - Branch & Claw);
  • Deep Layers Exposed to the Surface (Stone's Unyielding Defiance special rule - Jagged Earth)

  ¹ = The trigger is "After a Ravage destroys 1 or more Dahan..." and does not involve Blight; see this FAQ entry for elaboration.
  ² = This rule used to say "When you add or move Presence...". More recent printings of the Spirit correctly say "After you add or move [Presence] after Setup...".
  ³ = Read as, "After one or more lands become a Sacred Site for you, Push all Dahan from those lands."
  

  See Summary of Action rules for more details on how triggered actions work in general.

  Adversary instructions saying "After Setup:" are not triggered actions, but just a specification of when that rule applies ("not during Setup"). We apologize for the wording overlap, and will be using "During Play:" or "Post-Setup:" moving forward.
  Tags: Triggered Actions, Vengeance of the Dead, Portents of Disaster, Sworn to Victory (Thunderspeaker), 5 more...

Frequently Asked Questions

Spirits and Innate Powers

• When Stone's Unyielding Defiance places a Presence from a +1 Card Play space and gains a Minor Power, can you look at the new Power before deciding where to place a Presence?
  No. There's no point in time when you have added the Presence but it's not already on the board.

  The intent is that this is a triggered action (which makes the timing more obvious) but the special rule would be clearer if it started with "After...".
  Tags: Timing, Adding Presence, Deep Layers Exposed to the Surface (Stone's Unyielding Defiance), Stone's Unyielding Defiance, 0 more...