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Yes, EM's special ability completes regardless if a hero is in battle or not.

lol astrologers is better

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Astrologers (TP)

Type: Evil Char. • Brigade: Crimson/Pale Green • Ability: 3 / 3 • Class: None • Special Ability: Reveal the top or bottom card of deck. If it is evil, add it to hand and opponent must discard one of his cards from territory, except a Lost Soul. Cannot be interrupted. • Play As: Reveal the top or bottom card of deck. If it is evil, place it in hand and opponent must discard one of his cards from territory, except a Lost Soul. Cannot be interrupted.

Egyptian Magicians (FF2)

Type: Evil Char. • Brigade: Gold/Pale Green • Ability: 2 / 4 • Class: None • Special Ability: Reveal the top or bottom card of your deck. If it is evil, add it to hand and draw 1, or add it to battle. May band to an Egyptian. Cannot be interrupted. • Play As: Reveal the top or bottom card of your deck. If it is evil, place it in hand and draw 1, or add it to battle. May band to an Egyptian. Cannot be interrupted.

Astrologers:
CBI (+ 1)
Recurs Invoking Terror (+ 1)
Puts it back (+ 1)
Opponent discards (+2)
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Egyptian Magicians:
CBI (+ 1)
Recurs Invoking Terror (+ 1)
Puts it back (+ 1)
Draw 1 (+ 1)
Bands to another one (+2)
Can do the ability again with the other one (+ 1)
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I personally think that without this Egyptian Magicians is much better. Potential to D2 and add even more cards to the mix, able to play a boss card CBI: Forgotten History, DoU, Invoking Terror, Failed Objective, or Wonders Forgotten. That's more than enough to stop the opponent for 5 plus rescues against any sort of offense.

I'd argue that EM is a fair bit better, since the add to battle ability is essentially a play/band ability, but they are both very good.

In T2, territory destruction is a lot more useful, since the games move at a slower pace most of the time, which gives Astrologers an edge over Egyptian Magicians in the minds of at least a handful of T2 players, including myself.

In T2, territory destruction is a lot more useful, since the games move at a slower pace most of the time, which gives Astrologers an edge over Egyptian Magicians in the minds of at least a handful of T2 players, including myself.

I prefer EM in T2 to Astrologers. Even in T2, the ability to draw is good, and CBI banding is even better. And Astrologers' discard ability is typically not too useful, since people usually have a duplicate character or Fortress they can get rid of. If Astrologers allowed you to choose, then it would be far and away the better magician in T2, and possibly T1 as well.

I'll have to side w/ Prof. My T2 Deck runs dups + Asher & Chariot. So I'd let u hit my Hero just to shuffle him after battle.