Swiftness of Lightning (Lightning's Swift Strike)

Frequently Asked Questions

Effect Rules

• Can effects that change a Power’s Speed also change the Speed of other Actions taken in specific Phases? (e.g., dealing Damage with the Beasts token marked by "Unearth a Beast of Wrathful Stone")
  No. Speed changes apply to the original use of a Power, not to delayed effects of a Power (as in this case) nor to non-Power Actions (like Breath of Darkness Down Your Spine abducting pieces at its Incarna).
  Tags: Speed (Fast/Slow), Unearth a Beast of Wrathful Stone, Breath of Darkness Down Your Spine, Terror Stalks the Land (Breath of Darkness Down Your Spine), 9 more...

Scenarios

• When does Blitz reduce the cost of a Fast Power and when does Blitz refund Energy for a Power being Fast?
  When you play Power Cards by paying their costs {1}, total up the Energy cost of all of the Powers you’re playing and reduce it by 1 per Fast Power to determine how much you need to pay. If that number is negative, gain that much Energy as a refund.

  When using a Fast Innate Power that has the potential to do something for the first time each turn, gain 1 Energy as a refund.

  When you make a Slow Power Fast (via Swiftness of Lightning or similar) gain a 1 Energy rebate.

  If a Fast Power Card (or a Power Card made Fast) costs 1 or more Energy, also reduce its printed cost by 1 (e.g., for Repeating it with Gift of Strength or checking when it's played by Rhythmic Power Builds to a Cataclysmic Crescendo).

  {1} = This usually as part of the “Play and Pay For Power Cards” action in Spirit Phase, but sometimes a Power like Call on Midnight’s Dream tells you to do so.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Energy, Playing Power Cards, Blitz, Gift of Strength (Vital Strength of the Earth), 11 more...

Spirits and Innate Powers

• Can the Event card "Outpaced" be used to resolve a power that has been made fast by Lightning's Swift Strike's special rule?
  No. Once a power has been made Fast, it is Fast for the rest of the turn, including for Events like Outpaced.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Speed (Fast/Slow), Outpaced, Swiftness of Lightning (Lightning's Swift Strike)
• When is Swiftness of Lightning used to make Powers Fast?
  During the Fast phase.

  This is rarely relevant, but can matter for the Blitz Scenario: you can't "make a Power Fast" during the Spirit Phase to lower its cost by 1, only "make a Power Fast" during the Fast Phase to gain a 1-Energy rebate.
  Tags: Speed (Fast/Slow), Swiftness of Lightning (Lightning's Swift Strike), Blitz
• If a Special Rule cares about Elements, when does it check your Element total?
  Each time you use the ability. If you gain or lose Elements throughout the turn, these special rules may become stronger or weaker.

  If the special rule has a limited number of uses (e.g., Swiftness of Lightning), you can only use it again if you haven't used it more than your current Elements would allow. The total number of Elements you have had earlier in the turn doesn't matter.
  Tags: Elements, Lightning's Swift Strike, Downpour Drenches the World, Swiftness of Lightning (Lightning's Swift Strike), 1 more...