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Choose Opponent
Last Updated: 8/23/2016 (v4.0.0)
Released: 7/26/2011

General Description
A choose opponent ability allows you to select the character your opponent uses in battle against you.

How to Play
A choose opponent ability used before a blocker is presented forces your opponent to block with the chosen character, instead of allowing them to choose their blocker.
A choose opponent ability used after a blocker is presented removes all characters your opponent controls in battle and puts the selected character in battle. If any character in battle cannot be removed by the choose opponent ability, then no character can be added via that ability.
A choose opponent ability targets both the character(s) to be removed from battle and the character to be put into battle (and the blocking player if no blocker has yet been presented, restricting them from being able to present an initial blocker of their choosing).
A choose opponent ability is instantaneous.

Default Conditions
● The character targeted to be put into battle must come from the hand of the player using the choose opponent ability or from a territory.
● Characters removed from battle by a choose opponent ability are returned to the territory of the player with permanent control of the card.
Special Conditions
● A choose opponent ability used before the initial blocker is presented cannot be interrupted (though it can be
prevented).