Chant of Rage + Crusader Griffin

[strange90]

Hey there,

just got the new Sirene vs. Paladin Expansion and it's just hilarious!!!! 
Played it with my roommate yesterday. During the game, we got to the situation shown in the picture below.

(Griffin 2 zones away from Crocodile.)
So I enchanted Griffin during the 1st Action phase with Chant of Rage, revealed it during Deployment Phase and put a Hate Token on my Crocodile. 2nd Action Phase started.

Now my Question: Must the Griffin attack the Crocodile and therefore use its Fast Trait to move 2 zones to do so?
Or is it possible for the Griffin to only move one field closer to the Crocodile and not attack it? 

I'd be glad about some answers, looking forward to what you guys think!

To all who got the expansion already, have fun guys! To all who still think I about buying it...it s damn worth it, buy it!
Greetings strange90

[jacksmack]

Griffin must move 2 and attack.

[Zuberi]

Jack is wrong. The rules supplement is quite clear that you are never required to make a mandatory action possible. When you activate the Griffin you check if attacking the hate target is possible. It is not because it's not in range of an attack, and your not required to make it possible by moving into range. Then chant of rage goes to the secondary effect requiring the Griffin to move closer. Moving one zone satisfies this mandatory action so you are not required to do anything beyond that, leaving you with another move and a quick action to do with as you please.

[bigfatchef]

Jack is wrong. The rules supplement is quite clear that you are never required to make a mandatory action possible. When you activate the Griffin you check if attacking the hate target is possible. It is not because it's not in range of an attack, and your not required to make it possible by moving into range. Then chant of rage goes to the secondary effect requiring the Griffin to move closer. Moving one zone satisfies this mandatory action so you are not required to do anything beyond that, leaving you with another move and a quick action to do with as you please.

So you would never be forced to move a creature 1 or 2 zones AND attack? If you want to force an attack on a creature through chant of rage this would only work in the same zone?
For the griffin that also means he can use his second move to turn around and charge back on the original field and attack there?

[Zuberi]

Yes, exactly.

[strange90]

Jack is wrong. The rules supplement is quite clear that you are never required to make a mandatory action possible. When you activate the Griffin you check if attacking the hate target is possible. It is not because it's not in range of an attack, and your not required to make it possible by moving into range. Then chant of rage goes to the secondary effect requiring the Griffin to move closer. Moving one zone satisfies this mandatory action so you are not required to do anything beyond that, leaving you with another move and a quick action to do with as you please.

Good point, but the first sentence about the attack says "during its activation, the enchanted creature must melee attack a creature with a hate token". If it was intended, that the creature can only melee attack creatures with hate tokens in the same zone, they would have added "in the same zone" somewhere right?

Wouldn't that suggest, that you have to check whether or not it's possible for the enchanted creature to attack the hated creature after every possible moveaction it can perform?
Hence the enchanted creature must at least move 1 zone towards the enemy creature and if possible attack it. (?)

[jacksmack]

Then i find *durings it's activation* very misleading.

I thought that would mean its checked for every time its taking an action.

Also it makes the card kinda riddicilous.... i hate you so much that i move into your zone and guard / attack something else. Or if i have pest then i move out again.

[Obsidian Soul]

It does keep the Griffin occupied.

[ClockWork]

I apologize because I know your a big deal Zuberi, but respectfully,

Chant of Rage says "it must move towards a creature with a hate token, if possible" This card doesn't specifically say only one time. It dictates, that if the target can move towards the hate token, it MUST. So even a non-fast creature would double move to reach the hate token as long it wasn't hindered, furthermore if that creature was fast, it is required to make a melee attack, because, "During its activation, the enchanted creature MUST melee attack a creature with a hate token.".

I understand the only way around this is by choosing another MUST, like another creature with a hate token, or a wounded creature if the target has Bloodthirsty X, or a taunt.

The portion you added about not having to make a mandatory action possible has more to do with tanglevines, rooted plants, and the Blue Gremlin not being forced to pay mana to teleport through a wall.

In this case, all the mandatory actions are possible, and  are required by song of hate, so the Griffin must move twice and attack the crocodile.

[Halewijn]

I agree with Jacksmack and clockwork that it is riddicolous then...
The problem is that Zuberi is always correct about rules. :p

[jacksmack]

I agree with Jacksmack and clockwork that it is riddicolous then...
The problem is that Zuberi is always correct about rules. :p

only 99.X% chance.

[ClockWork]

Do you get a banana sticker for winning "Mage-Rules Wars" against the great Zuberi? 

[bigfatchef]

I agree with Jacksmack and clockwork that it is riddicolous then...
The problem is that Zuberi is always correct about rules. :p

+1

[Kelanen]

I'm quite certain that Zuberi is right on both points.

You check first if you can melee attack - if you can, you do, if you can't, you move towards.

You are not required to use Fast however. It says you 'must move towards' - 1 zone is towards, so you have fulfilled that. Using Fast is not a requirement, only an option.

Likewise, a non-Fast creature never has to double-move...

[jacksmack]

Why is it worded *during its activation phase* and not *when this creature is activated* ?