Can I play Ride the Wind in response to Hidden Blade? If so, would Hidden Blade fizzle if I Ride the Wind to base?

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Accepted Answer

No, you cannot play **Ride the Wind** in response to **Hidden Blade**.

### Why you cannot play Ride the Wind
*   **Action vs. Reaction:** **Ride the Wind** is an [Action] spell. According to Rule 158.2.a and FAQ 7535, [Action] spells can only be played during an Open State (when no chain exists) to start a new chain. They cannot be added to an existing chain.
*   **Closed State:** Once **Hidden Blade** is played, it starts a chain, and the game state becomes "Closed." Only cards with the [Reaction] keyword can be played in a Closed State to respond to items already on the chain (Rule 338.1.a.1, Rule 813.1.c.1).
*   **Clarification on Hidden Cards:** While Rule 811.6 states that a card played from "Hidden" gains the [Reaction] keyword, this only applies to cards being played from the facedown "Hidden" zone. **Ride the Wind** is not a card with the Hidden keyword, nor is it being played from the Hidden zone in this scenario; therefore, it does not gain [Reaction] and remains an [Action] spell.

### Interaction Summary
Because you cannot play **Ride the Wind** in response to **Hidden Blade**, you cannot use it to move your unit to your base to make it an illegal target for the spell.

This is a critical distinction from cards like **Fight or Flight**. As noted in FAQs 8957, 5878, and 35, **Fight or Flight** is a [Reaction] spell. Because it has the [Reaction] keyword, it *can* be played in response to **Hidden Blade** while the chain is closed. If you were to play a [Reaction] spell that moves your unit to your base, **Hidden Blade** would then fail to resolve its effects because its target would become illegal (Rule 359.3.e.2).

Since **Ride the Wind** cannot be played in this window, it cannot be used to save your unit from **Hidden Blade**.