Does Viktor, Innovator need to be in play for his passive to be active?
Does Viktor, Innovator's passive ability work while he is in my hand or trash, or does he need to be on the board for it to be active?

When you play a card on an opponent's turn, play a 1 Recruit unit token in your base.
Artist: League Splash Team
Card Set: Origins
Does Viktor, Innovator's passive ability work while he is in my hand or trash, or does he need to be on the board for it to be active?
Viktor vs Karthus during cleanup — who sees co-dying units?
I have Viktor, Innovator and Safety Inspector in base. On opponent's turn I Portal Rescue targeting Safety Inspector, banishing and replaying it. Does Inspector's play effect resolve after Viktor's triggers, letting me kill the recruit from Viktor?
On the opponent's turn, a player targets their Viktor with Hidden Blade and asks whether Viktor creates a unit after the spell resolves. If I target Viktor with Hidden Blade on the opponent's turn, does Viktor create a unit?