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Title: Interrupt Gates of Samaria
Post by: RTSmaniac on February 10, 2013, 12:03:27 AM
can interrupts interrupt gates of samaria's ability off of Omri?

4110   11GatesOfSamaria.jpg   Gate of Samaria   -   II Kings 7:1   Multi   F   Protect evil Kings of Israel in your territory from opponents. When you play a Samaria Site, increase your evil King of Israel 6/6 to decrease a character 6/6.   N

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edit: just putting some abilities
Title: Re: Interrupt Gates of Samaria
Post by: joel_f on February 10, 2013, 08:53:28 AM
I don't see any reason why they couldn't. Neither ability states that it cannot be interrupted or negated, and baring any other card in play granting them that ability an interrupt should do what it normally does.
Title: Re: Interrupt Gates of Samaria
Post by: CJSports on February 10, 2013, 11:28:37 AM
Another point/question. I'm pretty sure that you have to interrupt GoS if Omri is used. You can't use special initiative against Omri himself because he is not the one doing the discarding. Am I correct?
Title: Re: Interrupt Gates of Samaria
Post by: Redoubter on February 10, 2013, 11:36:34 AM
Another point/question. I'm pretty sure that you have to interrupt GoS if Omri is used. You can't use special initiative against Omri himself because he is not the one doing the discarding. Am I correct?

Yes.

Essentially, if Omri activates Gates, that is the card causing removal, and you must target that card.  If your card does not interrupt or negate that ability, it cannot be used, so something that only hits Omri wouldn't work.

EDIT:  Just wanted to clarify that if you negated Omri outside of special initiative (let's say more than one hero was in battle, and you played a negate with the one remaining), then everything would cascade and indirectly negate Gates.  If Omri is negated, no Samaria is put into play, Gates is not triggered, and the decrease does not occur.  It is only in special initiative that Gates must be targeted to stop the effect, you can still cascade it outside of special initiative.
Title: Re: Interrupt Gates of Samaria
Post by: CJSports on February 10, 2013, 12:22:44 PM
Yep that's how I always interpreted it.
Title: Re: Interrupt Gates of Samaria
Post by: Warrior_Monk on February 10, 2013, 02:46:20 PM
can interrupts interrupt gates of samaria's ability off of Omri?
Back to this question: depends on the interrupt. I don't think "Interrupt the battle" can, because GoS isn't in battle, but a "Negate an evil card" would.
Title: Re: Interrupt Gates of Samaria
Post by: The Guardian on February 10, 2013, 02:54:38 PM
can interrupts interrupt gates of samaria's ability off of Omri?
Back to this question: depends on the interrupt. I don't think "Interrupt the battle" can, because GoS isn't in battle, but a "Negate an evil card" would.

That makes sense. I was thinking of ITB's ability to interrupt Charms, but Charms does need to be in battle for that so I guess there is a difference.
Title: Re: Interrupt Gates of Samaria
Post by: RTSmaniac on February 10, 2013, 04:46:18 PM
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