Minor Boon

About Minor Boon

Minor Boon, Master, designed by Alejandro Colucci, Kaja Foglio first released in August 1994 in the set Jyhad and was printed exactly in 4 different ways.

Minor Boon is mainly useful in a political or deal-oriented deck that wants to cultivate cross-table alliances, especially one that can promise an opposing Methuselah protection in exchange for rescuing one of your vampires later; it can also be a temporary defensive tool against a vampire that would otherwise immediately bleed you, since the saved vampire cannot bleed you while the boon remains. However, it is extremely situational, helps another player, requires precise timing, and has no value when your own vampire is going to torpor, so it generally should not see competitive play unless your deck is built around table negotiation or a specific rescue bargain. Major Boon is usually the better version when available because it provides the same effect with broader applicability, while cards such as Deflection, Telepathic Misdirection, Second Tradition: Domain, or combat-avoidance cards are generally more useful for protecting your own game plan; in most decks, Minor Boon is a fun po