I used Tireless Hunters to bring down an enemy from the staging area that couldn't be optionally engaged. The card reads:
QuotePlay only before the resolving enemy attacks step.
Combat Action: Choose an enemy not engaged with you. Engage that enemy. Then, discard a shadow card from that enemy, if able.
This is my thinking: the enemy is brought down after shadow cards have been dealt, so I can't discard a shadow card from it. But when it attacks I will still have to deal it a shadow card, as it was never dealt one, and (I think) you have to deal a shadow card when an enemy attacks outside of the combat phase or makes an additional attack during the combat phase.
So my question is: when an enemy is pulled out of the staging area with this card, does it get a shadow card before attacking or not?