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If I use Assyrian Archer's special ability, does it survive if Assyrian camp is in play?  When the battle is "over" are not all characters already back in my territory?  Therefore it should be protected from its own discard, right?

Assyrian Camp

Type: Fortress • Brigade: Multicolor • Ability: None • Class: None • Special Ability: Protect Assyrian Evil Characters in your territory from discard, conversion, and capture unless King Hezekiah is in play or set aside. • Identifiers: None • Verse: II Kings 19:35 • Availability: Priests booster packs (Rare)

Assyrian Archer

Type: Evil Char. • Brigade: Pale Green • Ability: 3 / 5 • Class: Warrior • Special Ability: You may discard a Hero in a territory. If you do, discard this Evil Character after battle. May band to an Assyrian. • Identifiers: Generic OT Male Human, Assyria, Fought Earthly Battle • Verse: II Kings 19:32 • Availability: Faith of Fathers (Set 7)

That's basically what I am trying to determine, because I have been told in the past that, playing Great Image and Isaac Decieved results in all my opponents hero's being discarded, so I was wondering if this was similar.

but it is similar, lets reword it, what if the battle ends in stalemate after I play great image( w/o Isaac Decieved)?  Does the hero that failed to win but did not die get discarded by great image?

Archer would die.  Battle resolution does not take place in territory, it takes place in battle.  If archer is discarded, then he never goes back to territory, where the protection is.

but I thought that when the battle ended all characters are returned to territory, then after battle stuff happens?

Ah that was the order of operations I was looking for, thanks guys!