Preying MantisNetrunner Limited
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| Card Name: | Preying Mantis |
| Set: | Netrunner Limited |
| Language: | en |
| Number: | 171 / 374 |
| Rarity: | Rare |
| Player: | Runner |
| Card Type: | Resource-Connection |
| Installation Cost: | 0 |
| Rules Text: | Each of your turns, you may choose to gain an action. If you do, suffer 1 brain damage at the end of the turn. This damage cannot be prevented. |
| Flavor Text: | "First hit's free!" |
| Illustration: | Dan Frazier |
| Copyright: | v1.0 © 1996 WotC |
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Prototype & Rulings
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| Player: | Runner |
| Card Name: | Preying Mantis |
| Card Type: | Resource-Connection |
| Installation Cost: | 0 |
| Rules Text: | Each of your turns, you may choose to gain an action. If you do, suffer 1 brain damage at the end of the turn. This damage cannot be prevented. |
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Additional Card Rulings & Errata
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You have to declare each Preying Mantis one at a time, and at the end of the turn you take damage one at a time. |
Sparky
Netrunner-L |
05/15/1996 |
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The action gained from Preying Mantis may be forgone to fulfill a penalty. |
Sparky
Netrunner-L |
10/02/1996 |
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As I recall, Netrunner operates on the 'destroying the source doesn't end the effect' principle. Choosing to use Preying Mantis launches an effect that does 2 things : immediate action-gain, delayed brain damage. |
Tom Wylie |
11/12/1999 |
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