Marvel Champions Codex

RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4)

Expansion card questions: I have a question about a ruling I’ve seen about the event “sneak attack” in combination with the ally black…

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Question

I have a question about a ruling I’ve seen about the event “sneak attack” in combination with the ally black panther. It was ruled that the black panther ally could respond and grab the same copy of sneak attack that put it into play because the sneak attack event was considered resolved and discarded after the first part of its effect. Trying to understand how to resolve these types of cards. Help me do it correctly, do I.. 1.Read sneak attack entirely and then apply the second part of it at the same time as the first and discard the event even though it’s not an alteration effect. 1.Read sneak attack entirely but resolve one sentence at a time and since the second part doesn’t have an effect right now (because it’s a “delayed effect” based on the RRG) discard it right away. 3.Read sneak attack entirely and resolve one sentence at a time. Put the black panther ally into play with the first sentence and even though the Response window opens right away for black panther, the window stays open until I close it so then you can resolve the second part of sneak attack that tells us what the delayed effect is and then discard it and because the window for black panther wasn’t closed yet, grab that copy and put it under black panther.

Answer

We’ve gone back and forth on this one but we have ultimately come to this ruling: the Black Panther ally cannot attach the Sneak Attack that played him. Sneak Attack’s first sentence resolves to put Black Panther into play, then Black Panther’s Response triggers and targets a discarded card, then Sneak Attack’s second sentence “resolves” before it’s put in the discard pile. It’s not in the discard pile when BP’s Response triggers.

-Alex