Balerion's text reads:

After Balerion has been played kneel all non dragon cards in play.

Does this apply when his duplicate is played? Because as my friend has pointed out, while text and traits are blanked on duplicates name is not. Therefore a Balerion is being played even if it is as a duplicate, triggering the in play Balerion's ability. Is there something wrong with this? It doesn't seem as though Balerion's ability should reapply each time a duplicate is played, that ability seems as though it was just meant to be the initial summoning.

Thanks for any help.

aaandrew152 said:

Hi Andrew -

Title is actually non-existent on a duplicate as well. So duplicates are textless, traitless, titleless, iconless, gold costless, nothing on the card types of cards when you play them.

EDIT: Oh and to answer your question, playing a duplicate does not trigger responses or passive effects that contain self-referential criteria like Balerian has.

another example. if you have desperate looters in play, and play a 2nd one, your opponent only topdecks 1 card, because each card only refers to itself.

Ok thanks guys.