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The exception makes it so you cannot play a dominant while another ability is still completing. In your example, HP was played. You cannot play any dominants until the HP's ability has fully completed, which means underdecking a hero. This also means you can't play dominants during special initiative as the ability has not yet competed.
Son of God does not negate Hypocrite's Proselyte, it negates the soul that it is rescuing (this is to allow it to rescue certain souls that would otherwise be protected from rescue by their special ability). In the scenario you stated, Hypocrite's Proselyte's ability would complete before he was able to play Son of God (because Son of God does not interrupt HP), then Son of God would negate and rescue the lost soul that he targeted. Unless he used another ability to add a hero into battle, or negate HP, the battle would end as a successful block.Son of God does not need to be played in battle to rescue a soul either, as a side point. Son of God can rescue a soul whenever it is played and their is a valid lost soul target in the opponent's land of bondage. You can rescue a soul from battle, and a soul from Son of God in the same turn.
Quote from: kram1138 on January 20, 2016, 09:37:03 AMThe exception makes it so you cannot play a dominant while another ability is still completing. In your example, HP was played. You cannot play any dominants until the HP's ability has fully completed, which means underdecking a hero. This also means you can't play dominants during special initiative as the ability has not yet competed.Excellent; thank you. To clarify, you said special initiative, but the card says "special ability." Special ability and special initiative are not the same, correct? What do you mean by this exactly? Also, when the dominant rule says "...or during battle resolution," what does that mean exactly? Does this mean that when the battle is being resolved at the end (such as figuring out who has the most strength/toughness), or when a special ability effectively ends the battle, that the dominant can't be played at this time?
Quote from: Watchman492 on January 20, 2016, 01:59:12 PMQuote from: kram1138 on January 20, 2016, 09:37:03 AMThe exception makes it so you cannot play a dominant while another ability is still completing. In your example, HP was played. You cannot play any dominants until the HP's ability has fully completed, which means underdecking a hero. This also means you can't play dominants during special initiative as the ability has not yet competed.Excellent; thank you. To clarify, you said special initiative, but the card says "special ability." Special ability and special initiative are not the same, correct? What do you mean by this exactly? Also, when the dominant rule says "...or during battle resolution," what does that mean exactly? Does this mean that when the battle is being resolved at the end (such as figuring out who has the most strength/toughness), or when a special ability effectively ends the battle, that the dominant can't be played at this time?Special initiative happens when an opponent us removing your last character in battle by a special ability. You then have initiative to play an enhancement that interrupts or negates the ability.You are 100% right about battle resolution