Beric Dondarrion

Neutral.
Character. Cost: 7. STR: X.

Knight. Lord. R'hllor.

Renown.

X is the number of kiss tokens Beric Dondarrion has.

Forced Reaction: After you marshal Beric Dondarrion, place 6 kiss tokens on him. (Cannot be canceled.)

Interrupt: When Beric Dondarrion would be killed, discard a kiss token from him to save him.

Card design by 2014 European Melee Champion, Jakob Hultman.

Joel Hustak
The Brotherhood Without Banners #117.

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Beric Dondarrion
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Rules FAQ:

  • Beric's printed STR is 0. If his text box is blanked (via Milk of the Poppy or Nightmares), his base STR becomes 0.

  • If Beric is marshaled while Blood of the Dragon or Fortified Position is revealed, his Forced Reaction will not get a chance to trigger.

  • If Beric's Interrupt ability is cancelled (via Treachery), you cannot attempt to use that same ability to save him again (all reactions and interrupts can only be triggered once per ability per triggering condition).
mplain 238
And when Beric is brought into play by a plot or Bitterbridge and not explicitly "marshalled"... I assume the kiss tokens don't trigger? — Simonmmm 1
Beric gets the kiss tokens only if you marshal him. Not if you use a card ability to put him into play. — mplain 238

Do you think that the strength of Beric Dondarrion is "0" when someone marshall House Florent Knight? I try to compare it with the use of The Hand's Judgment on another The Hand's Judgment. Thank you!

Diplo63 50
The Hand's Judgment refers to *printed* cost, and the printed cost of X is always considered to be 0. House Florent Knight refers to STR (not *printed* STR), so it checks a character's current STR. — mplain 238
Beric misses the Brotherhood trait — Edamir 1
Beric gets the kiss tokens only if you marshal him. Not if you use a card ability to put him into play. — mplain 238