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Ignore

Ignoring a cost means that the cost need not be paid for its action or other effect to happen. Any effect that removes a cost altogether, including “need not” wording, is considered to be ignoring that cost.

An ignored cost is not considered a cost for purposes of things that look for a certain cost. However, ignoring a cost does not effect the “base” cost.

When one cost is substituted for another, the original cost is not considered to be ignored.

Imperial Favor

An object in the game, representing the good graces of the Court, that can be taken and discarded to pay costs. See Non-card physical game elements, The Imperial Favor.

Infantry

This term refers to a Personality or Follower who is not Cavalry. It is not itself a keyword.

Increase

See Reduce/increase.

Instead

“X instead (of Y)” refers to the substitution of an old targeting, effect, choice, cost, or other game element (Y) with a new one (X). The following rules refer to any use of "instead" or "instead of."

• If the old Y is prevented or fails before the substitution is applied, the new X doesn't happen.
  

Example: In “you may bow a personality instead of losing Honor,” you cannot use this to bow a Personality if an existing trait says that you do not gain or lose Honor.

• If the new X is prevented or fails, the old Y doesn’t happen.
  

Example: In “a target enemy unit adds Force to your army instead of the enemy army,” if you have no army (i.e. no units) then the new adding Force fails, and your unit does not add Force to the enemy army.

EXCEPTION: In effects that substitute targeting, if the new target has to be a "legal" target, then failure to find a new legal target -- one that satisfies the requirements of the original targeting plus any additional requirements on targeting from other sources -- means the original targeting happens normally.

Example: In "The action instead targets another of your legal Personalities with the same Clan alignment," if you control no Personality with the same Clan alignment who also satisfies the targeting requirements of the original action, the original targeting happens normally.

EXCEPTION: Effects “instead of focusing” in a duel are still considered focusing for purposes of triggering reactions and conducting the duel. Such effects can be taken if a player cannot focus due to lack of legal cards to focus. They cannot be taken if focusing is prohibited for any other reason. See Challenges and Duels.

The rules on duration and scope of prevention effects should be followed to determine the scope and duration of substitution effects. However, substitution is not itself prevention or negation.

Item

An attachment card type. See Card types, Items.

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