Chat du Cheshire

Q: Are abilities on characters that occur when they’re banished in a challenge considered to happen during the challenge?

A: Abilities on characters that occur when they are banished in a challenge happen during that challenge.

Example: #/288/# has an ability that reads, “When this character is banished in a challenge, you may return this card to your hand,” and #/312/# has an ability that reads, “When this character is challenged and banished, banish the challenging character.” If a player challenges and banishes Cheshire Cat with Marshmallow, the Cheshire Cat’s ability would banish Marshmallow during the challenge, allowing the challenging player to return Marshmallow to their hand.