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Correct^^ It has never been ruled that cards like Joseph in Prison and Korah's Rebellion needed to be negated by a negate last.
My understanding is that SI suspends the entire card, not just the specific ability that is causing the removal so The Flood is not removed until SI has resolved, and can thus be targeted by Foreign Sword.
It sounds to me like card type is referring to opposite alignment, although it obviously doesn't specify that but implies it. Since FS targets an evil card, and The Flood is being played as an evil card, then FS is targeting that card type (evil).
Quote from: The Guardian on January 23, 2017, 12:21:12 PMMy understanding is that SI suspends the entire card, not just the specific ability that is causing the removal so The Flood is not removed until SI has resolved, and can thus be targeted by Foreign Sword.does he have SI to play any EE?
Quote from: jmhartz on January 23, 2017, 01:51:09 PMdoes he have SI to play any EE?yes
does he have SI to play any EE?
Quote from: Watchman492 on January 23, 2017, 01:04:29 PMIt sounds to me like card type is referring to opposite alignment, although it obviously doesn't specify that but implies it. Since FS targets an evil card, and The Flood is being played as an evil card, then FS is targeting that card type (evil).I'd disagree with that - I think that "card type" is trying to refer to Hero, Evil Character, Good Enhancement, Fortress, Artifact, etc. "Evil card" would then be a collection of card types. I believe I've actually found an REG entry to support that, too - Icon Box reads "The icon box is located in the upper left corner of the card. It contains the symbol for the card type, the brigade of the card, and the abilities (*/*) of the card." Going off of that, the card type is linked to the symbol, so Foreign Sword doesn't target a specific card type, rather it targets by alignment.That distinction doesn't really matter in this case anymore, though, unless another Elder wants to chime in on The Guardian's interpretation.
Either way, since we don't have a Redemption definition for the word "suspend", we have to go with the English meaning as implied by the context. And the definition of SI in the REG clearly implies that the special ability is suspended mid-ability.
When this occurs, suspend the card causing the removal, additional abilities waiting to activate, and any triggers (currently active ongoing abilities remain active). The player withtheir character(s) being removed has the opportunity to play an Enhancement that willinterrupt or negate the ability that is causing the removal (or that triggered the correspondinggame rule). The enhancement played must be able to interrupt or negate the removing ability.If the card with the removing ability was already removed from play due to its ability, it maystill be targeted during Special Initiative by an enhancement that specifically targets its cardtype.
What is a "card type?" If it refers to categories such as "Enhancement," then FS would seemingly not be able to negate The Flood.
Im not sure where the confusion is coming from