How does The Zero Drive interact with Baited Hook? Does the Banish effect prevent the unit from being killed, and do you still get Deathknell triggers?
Ruling: The unit is killed by Baited Hook, and you get both the Zero Drive's Deathknell effect (looking at top 5 cards and banishing a unit) and the unit's own Deathknell triggers. The unit is then banished from the trash by Zero Drive's Deathknell.
Sequence:
- Activate Baited Hook, choosing the equipped unit
- Baited Hook resolves, killing the equipped unit
- Unit's Deathknell (provided by Zero Drive) is added to the chain as a pending item
- Look at the top five cards, banish a unit, then add it to the chain as a pending item
- Deathknell finalizes on the chain
- The selected unit finalizes on the chain and then resolves immediately
- Deathknell resolves, banishing the (formerly) equipped unit from the trash
Nuances:
- The banish effect does not prevent the kill; it happens after the unit dies and triggers are resolved
- You get both the Zero Drive's effect and any other Deathknell triggers the unit has