Hello, I'm that dev that you quoted here!
Bilgewater cards that draw from the enemy deck cannot draw Champions. In LoR, creation/generation effects will not get Champs unless specified (Island Navigator will never create Fizz, for example). We do have Sleight of Hand though, which actually does specify "non-champion card". We're a little more explicit there due to the fact that it's the only card that draws from the enemy that could conceivably be able to steal a champion spell. We want it to be clear that it cannot do that. Strong-Arm also specifies follower only, which is a much more understandable and well defined term.
These defaults are really helpful for understandability and consistency, but sometimes only after learning a concept. I think we're getting a ton of good feedback from players around our card text. As we mentioned in the State of the Beta article and in the clarity changes from the latest balance patch -...
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