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My opponent has Chamber o' Angels and attacks with an angel. I block with Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Is the angel sent to Chamber immediately or can they discard from their hand or territory?

Chamber:
"Set this fortress aside. If holder’s angel is being discarded, place it here instead. After two turns, return Hero to the top of your draw pile."

Antiochus IV Epiphanes
"If another Greek Evil Character is in play, discard a Hero. Opponent may discard a card of matching brigade from hand or territory instead. Cannot be negated."

Since Chamber of Angels was in play first, I believe its instead ability takes precedence.

This is based on the (rather heated) Tartaros vs Wandering Spirit ruling from the Knoxville Nationals.

Better yet, discard an angel from hand for a double instead.

While you are correct that Chamber will take precedence generally due to the ruling you gave, Antiochus must first complete before it triggers, when we get down to a really-technical what-activates-when, because Chamber is a triggered ability.  Thus, the holder of the angel may use the instead on Antiochus, which then means that the discard never took place and Chamber never triggers as a result.

You may discard instead before it goes to Chamber.

What is the difference between the Antiochus and Wandering Spirit instead abilities that has Antiochus take precedence over Chamber but Tartaros take precedence over Wandering Spirit? Is it that Wandering Spirit's ability is also a trigegred one?

Got it. Thanks.