Rift Valley
An Elite Site of earth torn asunder
You may pull apart a partial row or column to make a void in which to play this.
Dan Seagrave
FAQs
Q: When pulling apart the row or column to place the site, can Rift Valley be played non-adjacent to your other sites?
Yes.
Q: Can you “pull apart” a row with a single site?
No. That’s not what “pull apart” means.
Q: Does this move large minions or auras that occupy more than one square?
No.
Q: What is a technical definition of what’s happening when you use this card’s ability?
Choose a row or column with two adjacent sites and at least one void. Then, “pull apart” the two adjacent sites as follows: one site stays in its current square, and the other site (along with all other contiguous sites in its row or column) shifts one square. Put Rift Valley in the void that was just created. The shifting of sites and the arrival of Rift Valley happen simultaneously.
Q: How do Smokestacks of Gnaak and Rift Valley interact?
Rift Valley enters the realm using its ability, and only loses its ability once it's in the realm (which by then, it doesn't really matter).
Q: Can you play Rift Valley into an area affected by Atlantean Fate?
Yes, since Atlantean Fate only affects the site once it’s already in play, and Rift Valley modifies how it’s played in the first place.
Q: Can Mirror Realm copy Rift Valley and enter the realm in the special way, as long as it ends up nearby the Rift Valley that it’s copying?
Yes.
Q: What happens if I try to use Rift Valley's ability when it's played via Pathfinder?
When using the Pathfinder's ability, you reveal the site, then play it in an adjacent Rubble or void (then Pathfinder moves there). With Rift Valley, you could use its ability to make a void adjacent to Pathfinder, then play it there (and Pathfinder would then move there).
Q: Does it cause auras or large minions to move?
No.
Q: If I have no sites but it's not the first turn (e.g. Roots of Yggdrasil destroyed everything) and I play Rift Valley, am I forced to play the site under my avatar, or could I pull apart a row of Rubble and play it there?
Since it's not the first turn of the game, you aren't forced to play under yourself. Rift Valley offers an alternate way to play a site, and thus you could pull apart a row and play it there if you wanted.
FAQs
Q: When pulling apart the row or column to place the site, can Rift Valley be played non-adjacent to your other sites?
Yes.
Q: Can you “pull apart” a row with a single site?
No. That’s not what “pull apart” means.
Q: Does this move large minions or auras that occupy more than one square?
No.
Q: What is a technical definition of what’s happening when you use this card’s ability?
Choose a row or column with two adjacent sites and at least one void. Then, “pull apart” the two adjacent sites as follows: one site stays in its current square, and the other site (along with all other contiguous sites in its row or column) shifts one square. Put Rift Valley in the void that was just created. The shifting of sites and the arrival of Rift Valley happen simultaneously.
Q: How do Smokestacks of Gnaak and Rift Valley interact?
Rift Valley enters the realm using its ability, and only loses its ability once it's in the realm (which by then, it doesn't really matter).
Q: Can you play Rift Valley into an area affected by Atlantean Fate?
Yes, since Atlantean Fate only affects the site once it’s already in play, and Rift Valley modifies how it’s played in the first place.
Q: Can Mirror Realm copy Rift Valley and enter the realm in the special way, as long as it ends up nearby the Rift Valley that it’s copying?
Yes.
Q: What happens if I try to use Rift Valley's ability when it's played via Pathfinder?
When using the Pathfinder's ability, you reveal the site, then play it in an adjacent Rubble or void (then Pathfinder moves there). With Rift Valley, you could use its ability to make a void adjacent to Pathfinder, then play it there (and Pathfinder would then move there).
Q: Does it cause auras or large minions to move?
No.
Q: If I have no sites but it's not the first turn (e.g. Roots of Yggdrasil destroyed everything) and I play Rift Valley, am I forced to play the site under my avatar, or could I pull apart a row of Rubble and play it there?
Since it's not the first turn of the game, you aren't forced to play under yourself. Rift Valley offers an alternate way to play a site, and thus you could pull apart a row and play it there if you wanted.