um lets break it down and see if we can solve thisStart of battle=when gate card is flipped overEffect of gatecard is followed first, then abilities can be played.then calculationsooo... i'm guessing you can since it says at the start of a battle.. and SM has been really stressing the "Start of a battle is when the GC is flipped over" part..
So which is it then ? Is it Card effects/wording first followed by ANY ability cards OR does an ability card, even though it says start of battle, get to be played first ?
well the ability says "play at the start of the battle", which probably means after the wording on the gate card is followed, "play during a battle" cards may be used.does that make sense?