Howling Spirits - +1 to itself?

By Smazzurco, in UFS Rules Q & A

Does howling spirits trigger itself?

Yes, indeed it does.

098.jpg Cascade said:

Yes, indeed it does.

Correct.

i have a question. how can it get the "1 vitality loss" if the enhance says "If this attack deals damage, after an attack deals dmg etc etc etc" The damage has already been dealt and isnt the trigger for that 1 vitality loss over?

Not quite. Howling Spirits reads:

E: If this attack deals damage, for the rest of this turn your opponent loses 1 vitality after one of your attacks with a printed difficulty of 3 or less deals damage.

Howling Spirits' enhance kicks in WHEN dealing damage, but the vitality loss happens AFTER dealing damage. The enhance will start to happen during the damage step, but won't take away 1 vitality until after the damage step, plenty of time to trigger off itself.

Cascade said:

Not quite. Howling Spirits reads:

E: If this attack deals damage, for the rest of this turn your opponent loses 1 vitality after one of your attacks with a printed difficulty of 3 or less deals damage.

Howling Spirits' enhance kicks in WHEN dealing damage, but the vitality loss happens AFTER dealing damage. The enhance will start to happen during the damage step, but won't take away 1 vitality until after the damage step, plenty of time to trigger off itself.

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