Can you hide cards from your base, or only from your hand/champion zone?

Ruling: You can only hide cards from your hand or the Champion Zone, not from your base or battlefield.

Sequence:

  • During your turn in an Open State, you may pay the hide cost for a card in your hand or Champion Zone
  • Hide it facedown at a battlefield you control that doesn't already have a facedown card
  • Beginning on the next turn, the hidden card gains Reaction and can be played, ignoring its base cost

Nuances:

  • Cards in your hand or champion zone are neither ready nor exhausted (these states only apply to cards on the battlefield)
  • If a unit like Teemo Scout is already at your base, you cannot hide it from there