[Baalz]

Yes it was probably a wish, yep there's not much you can do about it. What's even better is if those blood casters were casing hell bind heart...they land that and they've not only snatched your Earth King but also all the equipment (artifacts?) that you equipped him with (they can always follow up with life for a life after they've tried just to make sure). This is my favorite use for wish, and one of the reasons why I usually take an astral bless with Mictlan.

At the stage of the game that wish and life for a life are both researched though, every SC is expendable....