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If all the damage is negated or prevented, do abilities like Balin's or the Shield's trigger?

The rulebook covers this, and forum replies agree.

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Not if they need you to suffer damage, since negated or prevented damage cards are never revealed. If at least one damage comes through, they can trigger. Whether abilities worded "when you would suffer" trigger when everything is prevented is disputed in the threads.

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