Bonds of Agony vs Channel the Bleak Expanse

[stone folio]

What would happen to Bonds of Agony’s effect if Channel the Bleak Expanse is in the arena?

[stark blade]

You should get to look at their hand, since that is not a reveal. You cannot search their deck, but would get to search their hand and graveyard. Then the opponent will shuffle their deck.

[stone folio]

Thank you!

[rotund cypress]

Does that mean you would still banish from hand and graveyard?

[grave portal]

yep

[rotund cypress]

Could you explain on how that works? I am having difficulty separating the search from the banish, even in hand/graveyard

[icy dawn]

Bonds let you look at hand, choose a card. Then search a card in hand, deck and GY to banish it. They shuffle.

You do as much as you can when resolving Bonds, that is everything except 'search deck' (because of Channel Bleak)

[rotund cypress]

Ok so it's search hand (yes), search graveyard (yes), search deck (no)
NOT
search hand/graveyard/deck (no)
Thanks!

[icy dawn]

yes because search is a discrete effect for each zone.