Rules FAQ

• A challenge ends at step 4.2.6, after all keywords have been processed. The interrupt of Chivalry of the South therefore triggers after keywords, just before any "until the end of the challenge" lasting effects (like Winterfell (WotN)) expire, and before any "at the end of the challenge" delayed effects (like Overwhelming Numbers) resolve.

• A challenge does not automatically end any time there are no participating characters. For example, if a card like Offer of a Peach is played on the only attacking character, the challenge continues, and there may be other abilities that add characters to the challenge later on (for instance, Cohollo). However, it is still possible for a challenge to end "early" due to a card effect (for instance, March on Winterfell).

• Players cannot win a challenge unless they control at least one participating character. However, it is possible to win a challenge and then remove all participating characters before Chivalry of the South would trigger. An example of that would be The Hound (TtB) returning to hand as the only attacker, or Mag the Mighty killing each participating character with his forced reaction. Also, if you win a challenge in which The Queen of Thorns (TMoW) is the only participating character, you can trigger her reaction to bring Shrewd Diplomat into play from shadows, then trigger the reaction of Shrewd Diplomat to remove The Queen of Thorns from the challenge and end up with no participating characters by the time the challenge ends.

• Any time a participating character changes control during a challenge, it is immediately removed from the challenge. If you win a challenge with Reek (HMW) as the only attacking character and trigger his ability to take control of the only defending character, both characters are removed from the challenge at that point. You would be able to trigger Chivalry of the South in that scenario. (See Ownership and Control.)

• In a Melee game, Chivalry of the South can trigger even if you are neither the attacking nor the defending player.

Rules FAQ

• Ser Parmen Crane will only gain power for renown if you control another Rainbow Guard character during the K step of the D.U.C.K. sequence. For example, if you kill Ser Emmon Cuy earlier in the challenge and you control no other Rainbow Guard characters, the renown will be long gone once you get to keywords.

Rules FAQ

• When an effect that is giving a character +STR expires or stops applying, that character's STR has not been "reduced by a card effect". Summerhall cannot be triggered in such a scenario. It also cannot be triggered if a character's STR is not actually reduced (for example, playing A Dragon Is No Slave on a character that is already on 0 STR).

• When a character's STR is reduced to 0 by a "terminal burn" effect (like Dracarys!), the kill effect of terminal burn resolves first. Then, if the character is saved (for instance, with Risen from the Sea), you can trigger Summerhall to kill it again, even if its STR is now above 0. (See Timing of Terminal Condition Effects.)

• A character can be saved from Summerhall's kill effect by "normal" saves, without having to raise its STR above 0.

Rules FAQ

• If you control Ser Barristan Selmy, Arstan will be sacrificed instantly. This cannot be prevented in any way, apart from blanking Arstan's text box beforehand, or while a card like Summerhall (FtR) is active (but Arstan is still sacrificed immediately after the challenge ends).

• While you control no Lord or Lady characters, Arstan cannot kneel for any reason. This includes kneeling to participate in a challenge as an attacker or defender, being knelt by a card effect (like Melisandre (Core)), paying the costs of an ability that would require him to kneel (like Hot Pie), or being intimidated.

Rules FAQ

• You are considered to be the controller of the plot while you initiate its When Revealed ability, so the immunity granted by cards like Septa Mordane or Maester Luwin will not work for you, but it will work for your opponents.

• If you choose to initiate the When Revealed ability of Varys's Riddle, you can subsequently initiate a When Revealed ability of a plot that is currently revealed.

• If you choose to initiate the When Revealed ability of At Prince Doran's Behest, you can reveal a new plot card in the challenges phase, in a similar way to "The Rains of Castamere". If you reveal your final plot card in this way, return all the plot cards in your used pile to your plot deck, as you would normally. Note that the When Revealed ability of At Prince Doran's Behest cannot be canceled, but Taste the Blood itself can still be canceled even if At Prince Doran's Behest is chosen.

• Initiating the When Revealed ability of Power Behind the Throne will not do anything, unless there is another copy of Power Behind the Throne currently revealed. If that is the case, you can (and must) put a stand token on it. The controller of that plot can then use that stand token to stand a character.

• You can initiate the When Revealed abilities of City of Spiders or Pulling the Strings, but they will only let you initiate a further When Revealed ability you could have chosen for Taste the Blood in the first place.

• If an opponent has Outwit revealed, they can use it to cancel the When Revealed ability you are trying to initiate with Taste the Blood (assuming they also have a Maester and their faction card is still standing). Other cards that can potentially cancel the When Revealed ability include Fear Cuts Deeper Than Swords, Lord Protector's Retainer, Rickon Stark and Someone Always Tells. For Someone Always Tells, the phrase "opponent's event or triggered plot ability" will always apply to the player playing Taste the Blood, regardless of which player's used pile the event is interacting with.

• The When Revealed ability completely resolves before Taste the Blood is placed in your discard pile, so you cannot shuffle it back into your deck with Rebuilding. At the same time, the event is no longer in your hand to be discarded for Ravages of War.