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QIN / Stratagem / WS-032

Probe the Line

试探敌阵

Probe the Line gives close contact an informational purpose. It makes any friendly unit a potential point from which to investigate the enemy.

Printed rank—
Copies per set2
Collection032/040

Printed ability

Reveal one enemy adjacent to any friendly unit. No combat occurs.

What it means in play

Reveal one enemy adjacent to any friendly unit. No combat occurs, and the card does not specify a Scout requirement.

The historical lens

The title is a game interpretation of probing, not an attested quotation or a named historical operation.

About our interpretations ↗

Reading the illustration

A scout sketching an enemy position on bamboo slips illustrates the source theme of observation.

Rank measures game combat strength, not historical seniority. Unit names and special abilities are modern design interpretations. Read the rules.
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