Hypnotize

Hypnotize
Villain	Jafar
Type	Effect
Cost	?
Copies	2
Text	Defeat a Hero and move them to the bottom of your board. That Hero is under your control and treated as an Ally with the same Strength. Ignore their ability. The cost to play Hypnotize is equal to the Hero's Strength.

Hypnotize is an Effect in Jafar's Villain deck. It is part of his win condition, required to take control of Genie, but can also be used to deal with other Heroes.

Clarifications

• Any Fate Items attached to the Hero are discarded.
• If Abu or Aladdin had a Villain Item attached to them, it is returned to Jafar at that location, except Scimitar, which is discarded instead.
• If Princess Jasmine is Hypnotized, Rajah still gets the Strength bonus while he is in the Hero side of the Board.
• If the Genie is Hypnotized before the Magic Lamp is played, he will need to be Hypnotized again once the Magic Lamp is played in order to fulfill the winning condition.
• Hypnotized Heroes count as Allies for the purposes of Condition triggers, such as for Cunning.

Strategy

The main thing to keep in mind is that you have two copies of this card! You can Hypnotize a pesky Hero and still be able to control the Genie later. You also have multiple ways of getting it back out of the discard pile, with Manipulation and Snake Staff. Other than the Genie, prime targets are Abu and Aladdin, to prevent them from showing up again during Fate actions. In fact, if Abu, Aladdin, and Genie are Hypnotized, Abu has been given two Scimitars, and the Magic Lamp is at the Sultan's Palace, there is no Fate card that can prevent Jafar from winning on his next turn.