Vendetta and Replace

[whodares]

Say I'm playing Hamelin. I decide to call a Malifaux Rat as friendly target and low cost minion as enemy target for Vendetta. I then melt a couple of rats, including the designated one, into a Rat King. Rat King now has more points than the designated enemy model.

 

What happens?

1. Rat King is now the new friendly model and can complete the scheme
2. Not allowed

 

I think it would be allowed as the models are designated at the start of the game. Replace also has the following wording:

If the new and original models belong to the same Crew the new model becomes the target of any effects that targeted or chose the original model such as Schemes Leader designation or lasting game effects The new model is always considered a legal target for those effects

 

 

I'm asking this in advance as I know I'll be having a discussion over it and I'd like to have a fall-back to shorten the time spent on it.

[santaclaws01]

Step 4 of Replace is where this is talked about for future reference. "If the new and original models belong to the same Crew, the new model becomes the target of any effects that targeted or chose the original model, such as Schemes, Leader designation, or lasting game effects. The new model is always considered a legal target for those effects."

[Jesy Blue]

1. Malifaux Rat cannot be the target as they are Insignificant.

2. Yes it would be the same model; it works with Pigs & Effigies.

[whodares]

20 minutes ago, Jesy Blue said:

1. Malifaux Rat cannot be the target as they are Insignificant.

2. Yes it would be the same model; it works with Pigs & Effigies.

Thanks. I used a very bad example, but at least it was good enough to get the point across