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At nationals RDT Pulled off in my opinion one of the coolest tricks ever, because they had to errata it on the spot. He blocked with angry mob and flipped over their heros discarded one and angry mob dosn't say flip the heros back over so they would be removed from the game. But unfortunatly they errata it on the spot.

Actually that ruling means discarded characters go back to territory at the end of turn

"AOCP? Yeah, my characters are discarded, but only until the end of the turn."
-MJB

Angry Mob's special ability is "Discard a random hero from a random territory."  The stuff actually written on the card is only the "how," and the "flip 'em back over" has been an obvious understood step for years. 

Consider Angry Mob's text as part of the same category as the second sentence of the Pale Green Prince of This World.  It is not a special ability.  It was just supposed to clarify what that ability does or how that ability works.

but Angry Mob has an instant ability, not an ongoing ability. with instant abilities, you don't need clarifications. plus, clarifications were only needed pre-Angel Wars and in starters

Angry Mob's special ability is "Discard a random hero from a random territory."  The stuff actually written on the card is only the "how," and the "flip 'em back over" has been an obvious understood step for years. 

Consider Angry Mob's text as part of the same category as the second sentence of the Pale Green Prince of This World.  It is not a special ability.  It was just supposed to clarify what that ability does or how that ability works.

Then, I have to ask....


How would Angry Mob be worded today (It would not be printed is not the answer I am looking for, haha)?

I'm confused by the last two sentences of your post.

I'm confused by the last three sentences of my post.

you gave clarifications back in those days. Angry Mob doesn't have a clarification. Invisible Beings flips a hero face down. it's face up isn't a clarification. it's a part of the ability.

Angry Mob was printed in 2001? in the Apostles.  That was the same set that had Nero, which has the lame second sentence that the pale green Prince of this World had.  That second sentence isn't a special ability.  It is a "clarification."  It is the same with Angry Mob.  Turning the heroes face down is not the special ability.  Discarding the heroes is the special ability.  The face down part is just a long, incomplete way to say "discard a random hero from that territory."

Angry Mob was printed in 2001? in the Apostles.  That was the same set that had Nero, which has the lame second sentence that the pale green Prince of this World had.  That second sentence isn't a special ability.  It is a "clarification."  It is the same with Angry Mob.  Turning the heroes face down is not the special ability.  Discarding the heroes is the special ability.  The face down part is just a long, incomplete way to say "discard a random hero from that territory."

but the card directs you to put it face down. clarifications don't do anything except explain things that the special ability already say.

on that note, does Mask of Vanity end the battle?

Reading MoV literally, no.  The Rescue attempt fails, but it still can continue as a battle challenge.
<-- Not by any means an expert.