Ruling SF Dusknoir - Draw/Damage Question

Hypno68

Hypno68

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I'm looking at SF #1 Dusknoir's Poke-Power

- Draw 2 cards
- If you have 7 or more, discard 'til you have 6
- Then, put 2 damage counters on Dusknoir

To me, the order of events seems consecutive and consequential...

My interpretation is that you can draw the 2 cards without putting 2 damage counters on UNLESS you had to discard.

Funny while I was typing the statement above, I flipped to the other side... each event now seems independent. It looks like you put 2 damage counters on regardless...

Can anyone offer insight?
 
It looks like you place the 2 damage either way, or else it would be

"If you have 7 or more cards in your hand, discard a number of cards until you have 6 cards in your hand and place 2 damage counters on Dusknoir."
 
Usually cards that have a pokepower require you to do whatever written regardless if you fit the conditions or not. My guess is that the same works on dusknoir. However, cards that don't need you to do all that's written would usually have the words 'if you do, then' written on it.
 
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