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Opponent activates Hidden Treasures and battle challenges with Micah(provisioned). Can he add Nazareth to battle and play Search(and search his deck)?

Because its a battle challenge, does it waste his use of Provisions?

Nazareth (Di)
Type: Site • Brigade: Green • Ability: None • Class: None • Special Ability: Protect cards in your territory and hand from shuffle by an opponent. Protect all decks from search abilities. • Identifiers: Jew • Verse: Matthew 13:57 • Availability: Disciples booster packs ()

Hidden Treasures (FF)
Type: Artifact • Brigade: None • Ability: None • Class: None • Special Ability: Once per turn, if your lone green brigade prophet begins a battle, you may play an Enhancement or discard an evil Enhancement in an opponent's deck. • Play As: Once per turn, if your lone green brigade prophet begins a battle, you may play an Enhancement or search opponent's deck for an evil enhancement and discard it. • Identifiers: None • Verse: Obadiah 1:6 • Availability: Faith of our Fathers booster

Provisions (Ki)
Type: Hero Enh. • Brigade: Green • Ability: None • Class: None • Special Ability: Set Hero aside for 2 turns. On return, holder may draw 2 cards and may choose the Evil Character his opponent's uses to block Hero's next rescue attempt. • Errata: Set aside Hero for 2 turns. On return, holder may draw 2 cards, and hero gains the special ability (for hero’s next rescue attempt only) “Holder may choose the Evil Character opponent uses to block” [choose opponent]. • Identifiers: OT, Connected with David • Verse: I Samuel 17:20 • Availability: Kings booster packs (Uncommon)

No to both.

That's so, but the site would have to somehow enter battle before the Hero for its SA to turn off in time for searching to work.

That's so, but the site would have to somehow enter battle before the Hero for its SA to turn off in time for searching to work.

I would think though that the site goes with the hero and then HT activates and he gets to play search to search his deck.

Matt brought an interesting thought to my attention:

1) It says may, so therefore the entire ability is optional.
2) It only has a single condition, "if your lone green brigade prophet begins a battle"
3) It never says WHEN before the trigger.

Therefore... why must you use it IMMEDIATELY when battle begins?

Furthermore, due to its condition, I would argue it works with banding. A single hero always enters first, even if he bands later. Therefore, the lone green brigade prophet was the first one in battle, and therefore started it by himself.

Example: Unknown Nation, Madness, and Go into Captivity are worded the same way, and can be used mid-battle, not ONLY when the trigger is met:

If your warrior class Evil Character is in battle, you may discard this card to capture a Hero.
If opponent's hero is in battle you may convert this card to an orange brigade Evil Character and add it to battle. Cannot be interrupted.
If opponent's Hero is in battle, you may discard this card to search draw pile for a human Evil Character and add it to battle.
If your lone green brigade prophet begins a battle, you may play an Enhancement or discard an evil Enhancement in an opponent's deck.

Why is HT the only one that MUST activate immediately after its trigger is met?

Why is that? It's worded EXACTLY like the cards that can be activated manually, and therefore should work the same way.

If X is true, you may do Y.

Misread your post. I only see one consistent ruling here.

BUMP FIX THIS NOW

Once we have the specifics regarding Site abilities in battle nailed down, they will be added to the "Updated Rulings" thread.

we said that putting Nazareth in battle with a "search ability" Hero would work

Except that it doesn't. If Nazareth with a Search hero works, then I can SoG/NJ Shuffler and Thorns and shuffle the rest of the Souls.

The initial ruling on Nazareth and Search Heroes was one of those things that seemed like a good idea at the time, but is inconsistent with other rulings that are exactly the same.

EXCEPT POL YOUR WRONG THE SEARCH ABILITY IS NOT ON THE HERO THE SITE GOES IN BATTLE WITH MY HERO AS GUARDIAN HAS RULED DOES ITS THING THEN HIDDE N TREASURES WILL ALLOW ME TO USE THE CARD SEARCH AT CBN STATUS ON THE PROPHET WHO ENTERED THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS A HERO WITH A SEARCH ABILITY BUT SINCE THE SITE CAN FOLLOW THE HERO MY COMBO WORKS YOUR SOUL SITUATION IS DIFFRENT AND I NEED FINALITY ON THIS OR IM SCREWED PERMANATELY

He wasn't saying you were wrong, he was saying that the ruling the elders are considering (the one allowing  placing of Nazareth in battle with a "search ability" Hero to work) not your combo. 

Turning off CAPS lock and backing off of Pol for making a truthful statement would be a nice way to start. Your life is not going to end if you don't find out immediately. If you are in the middle of a game and are unsure of the ruling, flip a coin to see how you'll play it for that game and then find out the ruling later for future games.

For the record, I agree with Pol in this situation. Not only for consistency, but also it makes more sense in my mind that Nazareth and a "search hero" should not work. As for Hidden Treasure, it depends on how true what Lambo pointed out is.

Flip a coin for the time being, problem solved, calm down please.

Then it's not important for this question to be answered right this second. Be patient, you'll have your answer soon enough.

and thats why im pushing this thread so hard im simply trying not to waste my money by finishing a deck and showing up at a tourney to be ruled against if anybody understands the power of that in relations to combos you would sauce