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If you make a mirror image of a card as Leblanc and then conquer Emperor's Dais, can you put the copy to your hand?

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FAQ #11708·asked by Yogable·August 8, 2026
Answer

Yes — you can target the Reflection copy with Emperor's Dais's trigger, but it won't actually stay in your hand.

Tokens can't exist outside the board: the Reflection moves to your hand and immediately ceases to exist (Rule 186.1). So you pay [1], "return" the copy, it vanishes, and the Sand Soldier token still plays because the "If you do" condition was met.

For sequencing between Leblanc Legend and Emperor's Dais conquer triggers: both the Deceiver trigger and Emperor's Dais's conquer trigger go on the chain together. For Emperor's Dais, the 1 energy and bouncing the unit are a Cost Within Instruction (CWI). These have to be paid for the trigger to be placed on the chain. So you can NOT order them to first make a reflection token and then bounce it back to hand, since the token will only exist on resolution of the Deciever trigger but has to be bounced on finalization of the Dais trigger.

References

Suggested answer — derived from the references below

Rules

CR 351

Core Rules 2026-07-16 > Section 300: Playing the Game > Rule 351

CR 116

Core Rules 2026-07-16 > Section 100: Game Concepts > Rule 116

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Correction History (1)

August 8, 2026 · reviewed by 121679855233400832

Wrong on the sequencing part.

Yes — you can target the Reflection copy with Emperor's Dais's trigger, but it won't actually stay in your hand. Tokens can't exist outside the board: the Reflection moves to your hand and immediately ceases to exist (Rule 186.1). So you pay [1], "return" the copy, it vanishes, and the Sand Soldier token still plays because the "If you do" condition was met. For sequencing between Leblanc Legend and Emperor's Dais conquer triggers: both the Deceiver trigger and Emperor's Dais's conquer trigger go on the chain together. For Emperor's Dais, the 1 energy and bouncing the unit are a Cost Within Instruction (CWI). These have to be paid for the trigger to be placed on the chain. So you can NOT order them to first make a reflection token and then bounce it back to hand, since the token will only exist on resolution of the Deciever trigger but has to be bounced on finalization of the Dais trigger.

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