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Which text on a shadow card applies when it is flipped?

The rulebook says non-shadow effects on a shadow card are ignored, and the forum applies the same rule to enemy text.

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Only the text below the Shadow line. Text above the line, such as a when-revealed effect, applies only when the card is revealed from the encounter deck. An enemy's own text below the Shadow line does not apply during an attack, and a treachery dealt as a shadow card gives only its shadow effect.

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