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How does Balance work in regards to, say, Wolves in Sheep's Clothing and the heretics it protects? WiSC's ability has a colon, so the protection ceases as soon as WiSC is no longer in territory. Assuming you can discard enough evil cards, does Balance discard one evil card at a time (each time checking the ratio of evil/good cards) or does it discard all its targets at once?Balance (AW)Type: Hero Enh. • Brigade: Silver/Red • Ability: 2 / 2 • Class: None • Special Ability: If two or more Heroes are in battle and if there are more evil cards in play than good cards, discard evil cards from play until the number of evil cards equals the number of good cards.Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (Di)Type: Evil Enh. • Brigade: Crimson • Ability: None • Class: Territory • Special Ability: Place in your territory: Your heretics cannot be ignored. Protect heretics in your territory from opponents' cards. You may discard this to heal a heretic.
I was not aware of an official ruling on colons. I must have missed that discussion.
I was not aware of an official ruling on colons. I must have missed that discussion.Even so, in this case, the SA with the colon is not the question. The second ability was active during the phase and then not negated. This seems more like a situation where Confusion of Mind is discarded, but not negated. I do not see the difference.
Notice how the special ability is worded. It begins with a place ability with its potential targets listed. Immediately following that is a colon. Following the colon is the special ability that only works if the card is first placed as described preceding the colon. This wording arrangement appears on a few other cards in The Disciples and will probably continue in future sets.
So..... the first sentence can only work if the card is placed.....In the mean time, we are talking about the second sentence, which has no colon.
... and I don't think that means the same thing as it only works for as long as it's placed. I think it follows the rule of other abilities that are ongoing and active.
Artifacts are neutral, correct? Or could you discard an "Evil" artifact (such as Unholy Writ or 30 Pieces) on the basis that they are Evil because they have the intention of harming Heroes?
BUMPCan we have some more elder input on this issue? Does the protect from Wolves in Sheeps Clothing continue during the battle it was discarded in?