Baited Hook

gear

energy 1[C], [E]: Kill a friendly unit. Look at the top 5 cards of your Main Deck. You may banish a unit from among them that has Might up to 1 more than the killed unit and play it, ignoring its cost. Then recycle the rest.

Rulings

• You mentioned rule 187.4.c. earlier and it says “open state”, I don’t remember that in the old rules. What gives?
• What happens if I use an effect like Unlicensed Armory to prevent the death of the friendly unit I chose to kill with Baited Hook?