RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4)

Colossus: I was wondering based on the ruling of Steel Fist where the 5 damage isn’t part of the cost, does that mean…

Question

I was wondering based on the ruling of Steel Fist where the 5 damage isn’t part of the cost, does that mean that multi-sentence costs only the last sentence counts for the cost? Such as Defender of the 9 realms? Is the discarding for a minion on that card considered an effect instead of a cost? And if not why is this card different from Steel Fist?

Answer

I misspoke when I last talked about Steel Fist. What I should have said was, everything before the cost arrow icon is considered part of the cost to play Steel Fist, including the first sentence of its ability. In addition, there is no possible way to resolve the “effect” after the cost arrow icon unless you’ve already dealt 5 damage to an enemy, because you are only able to stun “that enemy” you just dealt damage to.
It’s similar with Defender of the Nine Realms. All sentences before the cost arrow are considered part of the cost, and in addition, there is no way to “put that minion into play engaged with you” unless you have already resolved discarding cards from the encounter deck and found a minion.

-Alex