Who does Damping Engine affect?
Asked by CamraMaan 3 years ago
The original Damping Engine card said it affects a player with more permanents than "any other [player]", but the Gatherer site says "each other player" as an update to the card text, but then below in a ruling goes back to saying "any other player"... so who does this affect?? In if it affects a player who controls more permanents than ANY player, then it should affect everyone but the player with the least permanents. But if it is supposed to be for a player with more than EACH player, then it should only affect the player with the most. So... help... please....?
And thank you! :)
Gidgetimer says... Accepted answer #1
The phrase "any other" is used in english to mean "compared to each other in a group" and also "compared to at least one of a group". I actually see and use the first one more than the second. This ambiguity is why the oracle text was changed. They want the card to function so that the player with the most permanents is the only one affected.
November 20, 2021 11:23 p.m.