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Protect/Immune
« on: September 11, 2009, 01:37:16 AM »
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Is "Protect X from Y" the same as "X is immune to Y"?
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Re: Protect/Immune
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2009, 07:19:54 AM »
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Quote from: REG/Ongoing Abilities/Immune/How to Play
Immunity protects a character from being harmed, affected, or removed from battle.  Immunity does not protect any other cards unless specifically stated.  Sites used by an immune character are not immune because they are not tied to a specific character.  Immunity does not prevent a character from entering the Field of Battle.  Immunity ceases when the immunity card is removed from battle (e.g., discarded, set aside, returned to hand, etc.).  Although immunity may be interrupted (e.g., “interrupt the battle”), it does not interrupt cards already played unless specifically stated (e.g., Walking on Water).  However, immunity cards may be played with an interrupt card (e.g., Words of Encouragement or Swift Horses).

Quote from: REG/Ongoing Abilities/Protect/How to Play
Protect allows cards to be unaffected by specified special abilities and is related to cards that specify “cannot be” or “may not be” (see Cannot be in the glossary of the rulebook[p. 40]).  Protected cards cannot be targeted for harm.  Cards that protect give an ability like immune to the cards they protect (see Immune on page 8 ).

I always play that protection only works against SA's, whereas immunity protects against actual cards.
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Re: Protect/Immune
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2009, 09:24:19 AM »
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I always thought that Angel at Jerusalem (2/2) with Protection of Angels (2/3, protect Hero from evil cards) would stalemate against Goliath (10/10).
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Re: Protect/Immune
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2009, 09:51:43 AM »
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I always thought that Angel at Jerusalem (2/2) with Protection of Angels (2/3, protect Hero from evil cards) would stalemate against Goliath (10/10).

It does.  There was a several page discussion on that not too long ago.  It's more of an exception though.  I don't know that there's another protect card that protects from anything other than special abilities.
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Re: Protect/Immune
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2009, 03:57:15 PM »
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Hey,

I always thought that Angel at Jerusalem (2/2) with Protection of Angels (2/3, protect Hero from evil cards) would stalemate against Goliath (10/10).

It does.  There was a several page discussion on that not too long ago.  It's more of an exception though.  I don't know that there's another protect card that protects from anything other than special abilities.

I disagree.  Protect does not make you unaffected by the strength on cards you are protected from, immunity does make you unaffected by the strength on cards you are immune to.  That is the difference between the two abilities.

BubbleBoy's quotes from the REG seem to support my position nicely (although I am aware of the fact that "protect" was a very new concept when the REG and Rulebook were last published so the explanation of "protect" in different places in the rules can be somewhat confusing by its not quite consistency).

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