RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4)

Spider-Ham/The Inheritors mod: I have a question regarding Spider-Ham and the card ‘Thwip! Thwip!’ (Sp//dr #17). RRG v1.4 states “If…

Question

I have a question regarding Spider-Ham and the card ‘Thwip! Thwip!’ (Sp//dr #17). RRG v1.4 states “If multiple costs for a single card or ability require payment, those costs must be paid simultaneously” (page 10, Costs, bullet 4). And that “A response opportunity occurs immediately after its triggering condition has been resolved” (page 26, Response, bullet 2). So, I am playing as Spider-Ham, have no toon counters, and only ‘Thwip! Thwip!’, and one other, single-resource, card in hand… May I initiate playing ‘Thwip! Thwip!’ from my hand, pay the ability cost by dealing 1 damage to Spider-Ham, triggering and resolving his response ability, to gain a toon counter, and then spend that toon counter, along with the remaining card resource in my hand, in order to pay the 2 resource cost of ‘Thwip! Thwip!’?

Answer

The costs to play a card must be paid simultaneously. The cost of Thwip Thwip! is both 2 resources and dealing 1 damage to a Web-Warrior, all of which must be paid simultaneously in order to resolve the effect. You cannot interrupt paying this cost to trigger Spider-Ham’s “Response” ability.

-Alex