I know this has been discussed, but it came up in play again and I forgot the ruling.
Informant says when a hero card is played, play the top card of the villain deck. If that hero card does 2 damage to her to kill her would her effect trigger? If the card is a static effect (like Armored Plating) or a triggered effect (like Driving Mantis) be in effect when the villain card enters play?
Same question for Negative or Positive Energy Field and Surprise Shopping Trip. Would an Environment destruction card destroy first or would the when a card is played effect be first. What about the static and triggered effect like above?
The card in play triggers before the card put into play does, I believe. This causes some issues with Matriarch and Hairtrigger Reflexes, though.
And in the Informant's case, as she plays a card as the other card is coming into play it would not yet actually be in play when any nastiness she creates hammers the heroes.
Fortunately (?), The Matriarch's issue could easily be resolved by putting the "play the top card" effect on all of her Fowl cards on her Villain character card (though I am ALL FOR Expat completely demolishing the birds without a bunch of avian Snapple facts being rammed into the highest HP hero). I imagine that will be the decision if/when there is an Enhanced Edition Rook City.