Red list minion & claiming trophies

Another quickie:

Does a Red List minion have to be specifically "burned" in a action?
Or can a minion, say, do 1 damage to a red listed ally w 1 life as a action [hence causing it to burn] and then claim a trophy?

eg: Employ Neighborhood Watch Commander. Play Red List on it. Another minion you control plays Cryptic Mission targeting NWC. NWC takes 1 damage & burns. Minion gains 50 trophies already in play...

"When any vampire burns a Red List minion in combat or as a action (including diablerie), the controller of the trophy may choose to move the trophy to that vampire"

Thanks



"East is east & West is west..."

Yes you could burn a Red List Ally (e.g. Ossian) with something like a Cryptic Mission (since it is a action) and claim trophies.

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<sound of new deck being made>

Has anyone tried that strat??

And thanks for the rapid response!

technobabble66 wrote: Another quickie:

Does a Red List minion have to be specifically "burned" in a action?
Or can a minion, say, do 1 damage to a red listed ally w 1 life as a action [hence causing it to burn] and then claim a trophy?

The latter. What matters is that the minion was burned as part of the resolution of the action.
Playing sup Horsehoe on Red List Julius would trigger Trophy activation.
Playing Cryptic Mission on Ossian with 1 life would trigger Trophy activation.

On the other side, of course, burning Ossian with Crocodile's Tongue / Psychomachia won't.

technobabble66 wrote: eg: Employ Neighborhood Watch Commander. Play Red List on it. Another minion you control plays Cryptic Mission targeting NWC. NWC takes 1 damage & burns. Minion gains 50 trophies already in play...

Well, if you control the NWC, it doesn't work, since the action is undirected.

sod!
Slight change to deck required....

See instead:

www.thelasombra.com/decks/red_listed_informants.htm