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An "add to battle' ability=band. So Hosea captures Ammy's Slave?


The Amalekites' Slave (RA)

Type: Evil Char. • Brigade: Gold/Brown • Ability: 4 / 4 • Class: None • Special Ability: If blocking, you may place this card in opponent's Land of Bondage to search your deck for a human Evil Character and add it to the battle. • Play As: If blocking, you may choose to have your opponent capture this card to search your deck for a human Evil Character and add to battle the Evil Character. • Identifiers: OT Male Human, Egypt • Verse: I Samuel 30:13 • Availability: Rock of Ages booster packs (None)


Hosea (FF2)

Type: Hero Char. • Brigade: Green • Ability: 5 / 4 • Class: None • Special Ability: You may capture an O.T. human Evil Character with a band ability to opponent's Land of Bondage. Cannot be interrupted. • Identifiers: OT Male Human, Prophet • Verse: Hosea 1:1 • Availability: Faith of our Fathers Extended booster packs (None)

I dont think so. I think it has to say band on the card. I know at Regionals or States where i had a deck that had a covenant that "searched discard pile for a white enhancement with a ignore ability" but the only white ignore enhancement i had was the old text of ignore, so it didnt count.

Then it was ruled wrongly.

I Am Love (AW)

Type: Covenant • Brigade: White • Ability: 3 / 4 • Class: None • Special Ability: If a human Evil Character (except warrior class) is blocking your Hero, interrupt the battle and search discard pile for a white brigade enhancement with "ignore" in the special ability and play it. Limit once per turn. • Play As: • Identifiers: None • Verse: I John 4:8 • Availability: Angel Wars booster packs (Common)

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Ongoing Abilities > Ignore
 
Clarifications

The word “repel” and the phrases “has no effect,” “may not be blocked by,” and “cannot enter battle” mean the same as “ignore”.

This has been ruled an Ignore ability

Household Idols (Ap)

Type: Artifact • Brigade: None • Ability: None • Class: None • Special Ability: Heroes may not band. Good banding cards have no effect. • Play As: Prevent band abilities of Heroes. Ignore good banding cards. • Identifiers: NT, Depicts an Idol, False Religious Practice • Verse: I Corinthians 12:2 • Availability: Apostles booster packs (Ultra Rare)

Quote from: I am Knot a Blonde! on February 02, 2012, 04:25:49 PM

I dont think so. I think it has to say band on the card. I know at Regionals or States where i had a deck that had a covenant that "searched discard pile for a white enhancement with a ignore ability" but the only white ignore enhancement i had was the old text of ignore, so it didnt count.

Then it was ruled wrongly.

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I Am Love (AW)

Type: Covenant • Brigade: White • Ability: 3 / 4 • Class: None • Special Ability: If a human Evil Character (except warrior class) is blocking your Hero, interrupt the battle and search discard pile for a white brigade enhancement with "ignore" in the special ability and play it. Limit once per turn. • Play As: • Identifiers: None • Verse: I John 4:8 • Availability: Angel Wars booster packs (Common)

Actually, because I am Love specifies "ignore" in the special ability, and those didn't have "ignore" in the special ability, it doesn't work. However, it IS an ignore ability. So if something negates ignore abilities, than it would negate "repel" abilities too. If it negates cards with "ignore" in the special ability, it does not negate "repel" abilities.

Last I knew, "add to battle" and "exchange" are only considered banding when they add a character to your side of the battle when there currently is one there (or something to that effect). If that's the case, no, Am's Slave is not a banding character, but if he is in battle with someone else when you use his ability, the act of bringing in the new character will be banding, and will be appropriately affected by cards that affect banding abilities.

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