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Targets default to play unless specified otherwise. Caves doesn't specify the locations it targets so it only works when a Prophet that is in play is removed from the game.

Does the Caves instead default to in play???

Every part of Caves' ability only applies to Prophets in play.

Quote from: Kevinthedude on August 12, 2017, 01:57:13 PM

Quote from: redemption collector 777 on August 12, 2017, 01:30:58 PM

Does the Caves instead default to in play???

Every part of Caves' ability only applies to Prophets in play.

That is not correct. An angel discarded from deck goes to Chamber of Angels instead of the discard pile. An orange demon discarded from deck by Gates of Hell goes to territory instead.

Does this mean that if, for example, my opponent uses Confusion to banish my green prophet from my deck/hand while Caves is in play, the prophet will go to Caves instead?

Quote from: Kevinthedude on August 12, 2017, 01:57:13 PM

Quote from: redemption collector 777 on August 12, 2017, 01:30:58 PM

Does the Caves instead default to in play???

Every part of Caves' ability only applies to Prophets in play.

That is not correct. An angel discarded from deck goes to Chamber of Angels instead of the discard pile. An orange demon discarded from deck by Gates of Hell goes to territory instead.

The ability on Gates of Hell is different since it is specifically targeting the bottom card of your deck and then telling you what to do with it.

Chamber and Caves should be exactly the same though I was not aware Chamber worked that way. What is special about these kinds of abilities that causes them to not follow normal ability rules? I assume it's something to do with the instead modifier but I wasn't able to find anything in the REG that would indicate this.