Bruce wrote:*actually, my point has always been that this formulation could've been meant to only affect Nazgul creatures, since it was written when Nazgul auto-attacks didn't exist, but this point is irrelevant now.
Not exactly. Since MELE Edition a minion character could be imprisoned at Under-Deep site. If minion player does not have the rescue site in his LD (he could not have it before Against The Shadow) he must use opponent (hero) version, that may have Nazgul AA.
But maybe it is not particulary relevant to the topic too.
If:
Detainment Attacks (clarification) - Automatic-attacks are not detainment attacks unless specifically stated on the site card
is so unambiguous as you are stating and means what you are stating, I have question:
is attack from Ghouls detainment, or not?
# Card text will sometimes state that an attack is a detainment attack.
# Any Nazgûl attack against a minion company is a detainment attack.
# Any attack keyed to Dark-domain, Shadow-hold, or Dark-hold is a detainment attack.
# Any Orc, Troll, Undead, or Man attack keyed to Shadow-land is a detainment attack.
Ghouls text does not state its attack is detainment, but if Ghouls are keyed to Shadow-hold against minion comapny, third condition takes precedence. It is sufficient if at least one condition is true. Right?
Automatic-attack that does not state it is a detainment is normal, just like attack from Ghouls. Some other conditions may change it.
Usually if some state cannot be changed card text says "never" - site with No Strangers at this Time never untaps for its player. Text from "The Lidless Eye Companion, Part VI - Errata and clarifications (page 61)" does not contain such phrase.
Clarification is just clarification. If someone aks "is Emerald of Mariner really a source of corruption?", clarification says "Emerald of the Mariner is considered a source of 0 corruption points". And it does not mean it is immune to the effect of Itangast at Home. Is not
ever considered a source of 0 corruption points.
P.S.
And how about effect of the Hold Rebuilt and Repaired? May it change status of AA from normal to detainment?
Yes? Because it explicitly refer to the AA?
"# Any Nazgûl attack against a minion company is a detainment attack."
explicitly refer to the Nazgul attack.
EDIT:
Corrected typo (leats -> least).