Effect
Effect noun - The power to bring about a result on another.
Usage example: religion has a profound effect on our lives
Weakness
Weakness noun - The quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor.
How words are described
| special | special effect | special weakness |
| exact | exact effect | exact weakness |
| similar | similar effect | similar weakness |
| common | common effect | common weakness |
| Other adjectives: specific, single, obvious, actual, real, great, huge, unfortunate, bad, main, major, psychological, possible, apparent, temporary, deadly, extra, additional, odd, different, added. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Differs from Words Can Break My Bones by being a character specific weakness - the words being uttered have no inherent power and can be heard by anyone else with no ill (or severely reduced) effect.
Source: Verbal Weakness - Resurrection Tropes Back from the Dead: A couple of Epics can resurrect as long as their weakness isn´t in effect, like Voidgaze, Penumbra and Timeport.
- This ruling also gives Light and Darkness Dragon its main weakness, chaining a card to its negation effect to destroy it.
Source: Obvious Rule Patch / Card Games
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