Just curious: would negate damage taken if my character has no weapon when it is played but I play a weapon after it ( can do this with > as well as without initiative)?

It would normally work.
But I don't get why you would do this... ^^'
Why not play a blast spell (?)

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cause vanish already actived...

well it did not

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