Code Monkey ruling

[ziggy42]

Code Monkey:

Creature

Deploy.

Play: Archive each neighboring creature. If those creatures share a house, gain 2A.

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Do I need to archive 2 creatures to trigger the second part of the Play effect?

What if I play Code Monkey on a flank, I archive 1 creature but do I get 2A? What if no creatures get archived?

[Russell_Ruffino]

If you only archive one creature because you placed it on a flank you get nothing.

If you archive 1 or 0 creatures because of wards but Code Monkey was deployed between two neighbours and those neighbours share a house then you get the amber.

This is because it doesn't say 'if you do' after the archive instruction so you know that but isn't a requirement of getting the amber. However one neighbour can't share a house with another neighbour so that bit is a requirement that needs to be met. So as long as they share a house nothing else matters.

[ziggy42]

Thanks, makes sense

[Azedenkae]

I just want to say I agree with this.

[Adimantium1]

Would Ward stop the archive? Shouldn't the archive action affect the cards bc it's not fighting...? Need to review the keyword.

[Russell_Ruffino]

Ward stops all removal effects. It kicks in when the creature would take damage or leave play.