26 – I have some questions today that have to do with double-checking an older ruling or two. I’m wondering…

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26 – I have some questions today that have to do with double-checking an older ruling or two. I’m wondering if 1.6’s updates to status cards might have implications for whether certain abilities are considered to “trigger” or “resolve”.

1. When does Black Widow’s “Widowmaker” ability resolve, relative to the PREPARATION ability that it is triggered by? Does it resolve immediately after the PREPARATION ability’s trigger condition is met, or does it resolve after the PREPARATION ability resolves? (I’m mostly looking for the definition of “trigger” in this ability’s trigger condition)

2. Does “Widowmaker” trigger after a PREPARATION ability is canceled by a Stunned status card? (Speaking more generally, does an ability canceled by a status card “trigger”?)

3. When Nebula’s “Combat Protocols” ability resolves and the ability on a TECHNIQUE upgrade is canceled by a Stunned status card, does “Combat Protocols” discard that upgrade? (Speaking more generally, does an ability canceled by a status card “resolve”?)

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— Alex