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can somebody post what this card does please

Burning Incense
Type: Hero Enh. • Brigade: Teal • Ability: 1 / 1 • Class: None • Special Ability: All Heroes ignore an evil brigade of holder’s choice. Cannot be negated if Altar of Incense is active. • Identifiers: None • Verse: Luke 1:9 • Availability: Priests booster packs (Common)

Which is why it would be devastating if Jehoiada could recur it and add it to battle pre-block. Every turn. The only way to really stop it is to have two colors on defense that can block effectively (not usually easy) use Christian Martyr (which can be undone by healing) or use Artifacts (CoM/GCow/Darius' Decree). The combo is just too easy to be fun. I'm certainly not as vocal of an opponent of pre-block ignore as the other Prof, but I am definitely not in favor of combos that if allowed would be used by everyone.

Also, "Offering" has been defined for Redemption purposes as things sacrificed on the Altar of Burnt Offering (as previously mentioned). Incense was not, and thus the card shouldn't be an offering.

Also, they made Joida AFTER Burning Incense. If they would have right at the beginning called it an offering, which it was, then Joida would have had to be different.

But they didn't. If it was made to be an offering, it would have had the identifier "Offering" on it like all the other Priests offerings. Since it is not an offering, the Playtesters didn't have to worry about Joiada abusing it.

Also, what is the definition of Offering in the REG? I thought it had to do with being offered on the Altar of Burnt Offering, as has been suggested in this thread by Arch Angel. Also, I remember this coming up before with that explanation given, but I can't find the thread (it's probably gone...it was awhile ago).