The Swift Sword

Hi everyone. Just got back into the game after a long hiatus. Was told that there were some rules changes about presence and relevance by folks in my local playgroup. Basically, what was said was, you can't play this card without a Commander present in the current battle. Under older rules, as long as an action creates presence for you in a battle (e.g.: moving in via quoted card's effect), it satisfies the rule of relevance and presence, even if you have no personalities in the current battle. Appreciate your help on this. Thanks!

Was hoping that the card can still function by targeting an unbowed commander in another battle or in my home to move in a peep into a battle where I don't have personalities...

Card Text:

Battle: Target your unbowed Commander. Move a target Personality in your home to the current battlefield, even if he was in an attacking army at a battlefield during its battle's resolution. If he moved, straighten his unit. After this battle ends, destroy him.

So you can target an unbowed commander at another province or at home, but he himself has to be the personality, who moves into the battle.

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