Mutant Genesis: We have a ruling that Mutant Protectors circumvents the normal rules of one defender declared per attack,…

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We have a ruling that Mutant Protectors circumvents the normal rules of one defender declared per attack, with the card briefly making the *player* the defender and then the ally that enters play. The 1.4 rules state that, when playing a Hero Interrupt (Defense) event – which is what Mutant Protectors is – that the player’s *identity* becomes the defender and is considered to have defended. In the original ruling, should it have said identity in line with the Defense entry instead of player?

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