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Does Back to Back give Guard to skills in my discard pile or deck?
Several experienced players agree; no official ruling.
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- Pantheiros · Community · 2026-06-14disagrees
No. Keyword effects apply only to prepared skills and face-up equipped items unless the ability says it looks elsewhere. A relayed designer reply confirmed that discarded Strike cards do not gain Guard, which overturned the literal "your skills" reading.
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