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I need a ruling for a recent game I just played.

I site lockouted my opponent and I had two lost souls in my territory, both in green sites. The only way he could get access is if he had a green hero, and the only one he had was Hur who was in his discard pile. So he activated Chariot of Fire and made a battle challenge because he didn't have access. The thing is though, he says that every time you put a hero in battle it starts as a rescue attempt, even if you don't have access to any lost souls. The rescue attempt "fails" and he gets to shuffle Hur into his draw pile. I don't think he can do this because on Chariot of Fire it says you have to make a rescue attempt in order to shuffle, but he couldn't rescue because he didn't have access. What do you guys think?

Chariot of Fire
Type: Artifact • Brigade: None • Ability: None • Class: None • Special Ability: Following your rescue attempt, return all Heroes in your discard pile to your draw pile. Shuffle draw pile. • Identifiers: None • Verse: II Kings 2:11 • Availability: Warriors booster packs (Uncommon) and Promotional cards (2005 Tournament Winner)

Thanks, yeah that's what I thought. lol

I kept telling him, how can you make a rescue attempt if you don't have access? That just doesn't make any sense

Yeah, I almost never have ruling questions when I'm playing with someone except for El Vacca

What if you lose access in the middle of the battle while you have CoF up? Would that technically be considered "following rescue attempt," and you would get to shuffle right there in the middle of the battle? (Expecting a verdict of "no" and a long explanation. )