RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4)

Expansion card questions: Say I have Avenger’s Tower on the table and I have three Avengers allies out. If I play Maria Hill as the…

Question

Say I have Avenger’s Tower on the table and I have three Avengers allies out. If I play Maria Hill as the fourth ally, would her ability go off to draw cards as she hits the table, then would one ally need to be discarded (since the “all Avengers allies” requirement of Avenger’s Tower would not be met)? What is the order of operations with this interaction?

Answer

The ability on Avenger’s Tower doesn’t come into play in this scenario because Maria Hill does not have the Avenger trait. Instead, the regular limit of 3 is what’s a play. The rules for playing an ally when you already control your max is that you must immediately discard one you control. This happens simultaneously to the new ally entering play, so that the number of allies you control never changes. So, to resolve the situation you described, you would play Maria Hill and discard one of your other allies at the same time. After Maria enters play, then you can resolve her Response effect.

-Caleb