Artifact
cards are drawn, they are placed on the Artifact pile. (A
player may have more than one of the same artifact in the artifact
pile, as long as the player follows the rules of one artifact per
50 cards. So, a player with a 100 card deck may have 2 Holy-of-Holies
artifacts in his deck.)
Each player may have only one Artifact card activated at a time.
In other words, when an Artifact card is played, it remains in play
until another Artifact card is played (activated) by the same player.
The card on top is the activated Artifact.
Unless an Artifact states specifically that it works only for the
holder of the Artifact, all Artifacts work univerally throughout
the game. (For example, the Artifact Three Nails does
not permit any demons from blocking a rescue attempt. Because
the Artifact does not limit the Artifact only to one player the
Artifact will work against everyone, including the holder.
So, if a player were to make a rescue attempt for one of the holder's
lost souls, the holder may not block with a demon.)
A player may change the activated Artifact by searching through
his Artifact pile and placing a different artifact card on top.
This is the Artifact Activation Phase and takes place following
the player's draw phase but before the player's rescue attempt.
This card remains the activated Artifact until the end of the draw
phase on his next turn at which time he may change the Artifact
card or leave it the same (or turn it face down so that he has no
activated Artifact). Artifacts mayonly be added to the Artifact
pile during the Artifact Activation Phase.
If an Artifact card has a limited number of times it can be used
during a game then following its last available use it is discarded
on the player's next Artifact Activation Phase.
If an activated Artifact is discarded, it's effect stays active
through the entire turn unless the card discarding the artifact
states otherwise. If an activated Artfact is discarded and
it's effect is negated, no other artifact in the artifact pile takes
effect that turn. A new artifact may be activated the next
turn during the player's Artifact Activation Phase.
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