Master for the Cause

[Daijin]

A quick question just for clarification on my part lol!

Master for the Cause reads:

"At the end of your opponent's Draw/Discard phase, they must discard a card from their hand for each defense they played during their turn."

Now, I know in the Type One rulebook it says this about the Draw/Discard phase:

"At the beginning of this phase, you must resolve (in any order) all effects that occur during the Draw/Discard Phase before drawing or discarding cards."

My question is, because Master for the Cause says it happens at the end of the D/Dis phase, does that mean my opponents has to draw/discard first, and then discard because of Master for the Cause?

Even though the card says it happens at the end of the phase, I'd be more likely to assume that the rulebook wins and that the Cause's discard is an effect to be resolved before the opponent draws/discards.

Thanks in advance to whoever can answer this!

~Daryl

[prowler7]

I can answer this -

Most of the time, a card says to play "During X Phase" or "Do during X Phase". In those cases, you may do them in any order you please. However, when specifically instructed "Play at the beginning of X Phase" or "Do at the end of X Phase" then you must play or resolve that card/effect when it is specified. If there are multiples that take place at the specific time, you choose the order in which they take place.

So, in the case of your example:
Your opponent would enter thier Draw/Discard Phase and resolve any other effects they had pending, including Drawing Up/Discarding Down. When those effects were resolved, they would then be forced to discard for "Master Of The Cause".

Clear as mud?

[Daijin]

Yes! I played it right! Muwahaha! Ahem! Sorry lol! I figured I did play it right, because it did speficially say the end of the phase, which to me made sense because it makes that card far more effective, but I just wanted to be sure! Thank you for answering, Prowler!

[prowler7]

Not a problem. I wish all the questions were that easily answered.

[Daijin]

Haha! I do my best to give you guys the easy questions!

[headswillroll]

We definitely appreciate it.