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Can you discard up to three cards before using Super Mutant to refill your hand if you start with eight or more cards?

Player discussion; no official ruling.

  • Bill Martinson · Designer · 2012-03-16
  • Bill Martinson · Designer · 2012-03-17
  • Bill Martinson · Designer · 2012-03-17
  • The Warp · Designer · 2012-03-16disagrees
  • The Warp · Designer · 2012-03-17disagrees

Disputed. One designer reads 'before' as sequencing, so you may discard first and then refill, even from nine or more cards. Another designer calls that a loophole and reads the flare as usable only when you hold fewer than eight cards. There is no settled ruling.

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