Playing An Item Just Acquired In Combat

[Gidoza]

The rules say two things about playing items.

1. You can play an item as soon as you get it.

2. You can play an item at any time during your turn, but not in combat.


So, what happens if you get an item in the middle of combat? Can you play it or not?

Case Point: Deck of Too Many Things can be used at any time during your turn, and it doesn't say you can't use it in combat. Consequently, you could use it to get items in the middle of a combat if you felt like it. There's other things that seem to do this as well.

[Andrew Hackard]

Originally Posted by Gidoza

So, what happens if you get an item in the middle of combat? Can you play it or not?

No, you cannot.

[Clipper]

There is another rule:

Originally Posted by Rules

While you are in combat, you cannot sell, steal, equip, unequip, or trade items, or play items (except for one-shots) from your hand.

This rule has precedence over receiving a card, so you can't play a persistent Item that you receive during combat (as you can't equip it), regardless of whether it is your turn.

Edit: Oops, took too long researching the rule text...

[Gidoza]

Okay, thank you!