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Here is the Order of Operations from the Glossary:

There are two types of special abilities that define how a special ability is carried out: Ongoing Abilities and Instant Abilities.  When a single card has more than one special ability (including gained abilities), and an order is not specified, perform the abilities in this order:

•      First, complete all special abilities in the order written on the card except those that add a character to the battle (banding abilities).  Note that some special abilities can happen together even though they may be separated by a period (e.g., Authority of Christ promo). Second, if the card is a character with either a gained ability or a weapon-class enhancement, then activate the gained abilities in the order gained. Finally, activate the special abilities on the carried weapon-class enhancement.

•      Complete banding abilities.

•      Complete any Choose Blocker or Rescuer abilities.

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I say the side battle comes first, since it is printed on the card. The "play first" is treated as a "gained ability" (for the purpose of this order).

Hey,

When a card entering battle triggers an ability on another card the ability on the card that enters battle always gets carried out before the triggered ability.

Weakness is a triggered ability, so the ability on King Rehoboam activates first when he enters battle followed by the triggered ability of Weakness that his entering battle triggered.

Tschow,

Tim "Sir Nobody" Maly, WildCard Secretary of Defense
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