Halving HL vs Lidless Eye

[kufel]

Like in subject: if opponent has played The Lidless Eye (or other manifestation) can I halve HL to bring hazard from SB?
thanks in advance!

[marcos]

according to rules, RW needs to be in play, and since Lidless eye is not a RW you can't halve limit. That is, unless there is some ruling that i am not aware of...

[Bruce]

AFAIK Sauron/Lidless Eye counts as avatar for the sake of halving HL, then it works as if a RW or a Balrog avatar were in play. At least that's how I always played and always saw it being played.

[Vastor Peredhil]

Yep, but is seems wrong to me, and I have seen it played without SB allouance for sure

mfg Nico

[marcos]

AFAIK Sauron/Lidless Eye counts as avatar for the sake of halving HL, then it works as if a RW or a Balrog avatar were in play. At least that's how I always played and always saw it being played.

Can you find a rule/ ruling that supports that?

[Bandobras Took]

You may access your sideboard when your opponent plays The Lidless Eye as if he had revealed his Ringwraith.

Presumably, this would also apply to playing Sauron from the Balrog set.

[kufel]

Great!