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If Foreign Wives only checks opponent's cards drawn when she enters battle, then does Dutiful Priest only check to see if he is blocked when he enters battle?  Both use the word "If" instead of the word "When".

Dutiful Priest - "If blocked, you may an offering enhancement or discard an animal.  If you do, draw 2."


Foreign Wives - "Search discard pile for Household Idols. If opponent has drawn 5 or more cards this turn, protect Foreign Wives from cards used by opponent. Cannot be negated."

I think FW wouldn't be protected because you are being blocked before you use the ability. Therefore, FW activates Before you draw 2.

I'm not asking what happens if FW blocks DP - I'm asking if Dutiful Priest's "If" at the beginning of his ability works the same as FW's "If" at the beginning of hers.  In other words, does DP only work if an EC is already in battle?

In other words, does DP only work if an EC is already in battle?

If (haha) that were the case then DP wouldn't work at all since the act of blocking is an EC entering battle against a Hero which cannot happen at the same time DP enters battle (with the possible exception of the couple of mass banding enhancements).

INE, but to me FW seems like a one-time check of a condition, when her ability activates if the opponent has drawn (past tense) 5 or more then she becomes protected. DP seems like a one-time setup of a trigger. If that trigger is met (DP is blocked (future action so future tense)) then the resulting ability carries out. The "if" clauses are different because of what follows the "if."

So I think Pol agrees with what I was trying to say: DP being worded as a current/future check and FW being worded as a past check. Not entirely sure, haha.

Great. So we have consensus that jives with Redemption AND English grammar. Hooray!