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Does a Rift card explode when Trader, Dervish or Whirligig moves it into your hand?

A designer addressed this directly in the forum.

  • Bill Martinson · Designer · 2020-07-12
  • Bill Martinson · Designer · 2020-07-12
  • Phil Fleischmann · Community · 2020-07-12
  • Phil Fleischmann · Community · 2020-07-12disagrees

Yes, according to the designer. A player who routes a Rift into their own hand with one of these powers has voluntarily taken it, so it explodes. The test is who causes the card to change hands.

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