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On
An ability, a trait or a keyword on a card is one either printed on the card, or granted to it by some effect.
Abilities granted to a player by cards or the rulebook are "on" the player, but come "from" their card or rulebook source. See From.
Opposed
Refers to a card, side or army at a battlefield if there are one or more units in the side opposing it.
Opposing
Refers to something on the other side of the battlefield from the thing being referred to.
Only cards in units can be opposing cards. Other cards in a battlefield (e.g., Terrains, Regions) never oppose anything.
Overlay
One card may overlay another, reflecting a process of transformation. When an effect says, for example, "Overlay the Shugenja onto your Personality," the Shugenja is the overlaying card and the Personality is the overlaid card.
In overlaying, the overlaying card is placed on the overlaid card, and then the overlaid card is removed from the game. Any effects on the overlaying card end, its attachments and tokens are discarded, and for reference purposes it is considered to be the overlaid card. The overlaying card inherits the game state of the overlaid card, including bowed and dishonorable status, attachments, tokens, ongoing effects, and references to the card.
Example: A Shugenja is referred to by the effect, "If he is in play at the end of the turn, gain 1 Honor." A Samurai is referred to by the effect, "Bow him before the turn ends." If the Shugenja overlays the Samurai, he inherits the bowing reference, but loses the honor gain reference, so bows before the turn ends and his or her controller does not gain Honor.
Experienced Personalities in provinces can be overlaid onto less experienced versions in play during the Dynasty Phase. See Glossary, Experienced.
Own
A card a player "owns" is a card that was originally in a player’s play deck, or was created or brought from outside the game by that player, who is the card's owner.
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