If a hidden card is played on a battlefield with a unit, and that unit dies the same turn (due to combat from a Charm effect), what happens to the hidden card?

Ruling: The hidden card goes to the trash. Hidden cards can never be played the same turn they are hidden.

Sequence:

  • Player hides a card on a battlefield with their unit
  • Opponent uses Charm to force their unit to that battlefield
  • Both units die in combat
  • The hidden card goes to trash without being played

Nuances:

  • This applies regardless of why the unit dies on the same turn the card was hidden