RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.6)2024-11-23

50 – As I understand it, discarding an enemy is not the same as defeating it. If a minion is discarded via…

Question

50 – As I understand it, discarding an enemy is not the same as defeating it. If a minion is discarded via Magneto’s Magnetic Missile, and the minion happens to have Valkyrie’s Death Glow Attached, wouldn’t Death Glow go to Valkyrie’s discard pile instead of being set aside? Reading the text her Death Perception text literally, since it’s not “set aside” aside at that point, then she wouldn’t be able to play Death Glow until it is back in her hand?

Answer

Correct. An enemy “discarded” by Magnetic Missile is not considered “defeated.” If Death-Glow were attached to the targeted enemy, Death-Glow would go to Valkyrie’s discard pile. It would not be considered “set aside” in that case, so she couldn’t play it with her Hero ability. (She could use Visit Valhalla to retrieve it, or as Brunnhilde she could use her Action to set Death-Glow aside even if it was in her discard pile.)

— Alex