New player, got some questions

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Originally Posted by F6Knight

4) When a gnome uses a monster to add it's level to his combat strenght, is that monster card "in play" for the duration of the combat or not?
If it's "in play", is it considered as a temporary item that gives +19? Can it be targetted by curses?

Originally Posted by MunchkinMan

It counts as in play and can be removed from the game with Annihilation.

Just to add to this: although it is in play, it is not an Item, it is a special bonus. It can't be target by Monster Enhancers or Curses! that affect Items.