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Card & effect interactions

How specific cards and effects interact and resolve.

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How specific cards and effects interact and resolve.

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Q: Yennenga hero Yennenga attacks Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. with Rain of Arrows Rain of Arrows Yennenga, whose after-combat effect triggers a bonus attack (Volley). Achilles hero Achilles defends with Feint Feint Feint Achilles. Does the bonus attack still happen?

It depends.

Q: Yennenga hero Yennenga attacks Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. with Momentous Shift Momentous Shift Yennenga, which is a 5 because she started the turn in a different space Space A single position on the battlefield. Fighters occupy one space and move between connected spaces along printed lines.. Sherlock defends with Deduce Strategy Deduce Strategy Sherlock Holmes (changes the value Value The combat number on a card or fighter. In combat the attack value is compared against the defense value. of the opposing card). Is Momentous Shift still a 5?

Yes.

Q: What happens when Impossible to See Impossible to See Invisible Man is played against a King Arthur hero King Arthur attack Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. Boosted with 3?

Impossible to See does not cancel card effects, so King Arthur’s Boost Boost Playing a card face down to add its boost number (top-left) to an attack or to power a BOOST effect. is not discarded. The value Value The combat number on a card or fighter. In combat the attack value is compared against the defense value. of his attack is 0, but the Boost adds 3 against Impossible to See’s 2, so Invisible Man hero Invisible Man will take 1 damage Damage A successful attack deals damage equal to its value, reducing the target's health.. If Invisible Man is on a Fog Token, he takes 0 damage.

Q: Why is the wording on Bigfoot hero Bigfoot’s Disengage Disengage Angel different compared to the Raptors hero Raptors’ and Angel hero Angel’s?

Another wording discrepancy. Follow the Bigfoot’s ‘place Placed A fighter set directly into a space by an effect. Placing is not a maneuver, so it ignores normal movement rules.’ wording. Impossible to See vs King Arthur hero King Arthur attack Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. Boosted with 3

Q: Does Do My Bidding allow me to return King Arthur hero King Arthur’s Boost Boost Playing a card face down to add its boost number (top-left) to an attack or to power a BOOST effect. as well?

No. Do My Bidding only allows a change of the attack Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. card. The Boost card remains in battle, and is not a valid card for the attack card Card type Each card is an attack, a defense, a versatile (either), or a scheme (non-combat) card. to be changed to because it is no longer in the opponent’s hand Hand The cards a player holds. You start with five and may hold up to seven, discarding down at the end of your turn..

Q: Does Confirm Suspicion affect one Raptor or all Raptors hero Raptors?

As of Teen Spirit, the Raptors player chooses which singular Raptor will be damaged by this card effect. In the case of Master of Disguise, the Raptor player chooses which Raptor is swapped and damaged.

Q: If Beowulf hero Beowulf uses Equal of Grendel to take out an attacking Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. Raptor, but there are other Raptors hero Raptors adjacent Adjacent Two spaces connected by a single line. Melee attacks require the attacker and target to be adjacent., do you still apply the bonus?

The other adjacent Raptors still get a bonus as the attacking Raptor is not counted in the ability Special ability The unique rule printed on a hero's character card. It is always in effect unless the card says otherwise. bonus.

Q: If Beowulf hero Beowulf attacks Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. Misty Knight with No Contest Expecteth No Contest Expecteth Beowulf and uses an item to increase its value Value The combat number on a card or fighter. In combat the attack value is compared against the defense value., and Misty defends with Got My Back and switches with Luke Cage hero Luke Cage, can Beowulf spend rage to defeat Defeated A fighter at zero health is removed from play. Defeat your opponent's hero to win. Misty because he originally attacked her?

It would not defeat Misty. If an effect changes who a fighter Fighter Any miniature or token you control on the battlefield — your hero plus any sidekicks. is in a combat Combat The exchange after an attack is declared: both players play a card face down, reveal, resolve effects by timing, then compare values., the new fighter is treated as if they were always the fighter in that combat for all purposes.

Q: If I play a defence card with Immediately Immediately An IMMEDIATELY effect resolves the moment combat cards are revealed, before the other windows., can its effects get cancelled?

No. Defender resolves first and nothing beats Immediately as of now. No Contest Expecteth vs Got My Back?

Q: King Arthur hero King Arthur attacks Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. Invisible Man hero Invisible Man and uses his special ability Special ability The unique rule printed on a hero's character card. It is always in effect unless the card says otherwise. to Boost Boost Playing a card face down to add its boost number (top-left) to an attack or to power a BOOST effect. the attack by +3. Invisible Man defends with Impossible to See Impossible to See Invisible Man (value Value The combat number on a card or fighter. In combat the attack value is compared against the defense value. 2). How much damage Damage A successful attack deals damage equal to its value, reducing the target's health. does Invisible Man take?

It depends.

Q: What happens when Invisible Man hero Invisible Man is off the board? Does he still take 1 damage Damage A successful attack deals damage equal to its value, reducing the target's health.?

No. You do not swap places Placed A fighter set directly into a space by an effect. Placing is not a maneuver, so it ignores normal movement rules. or deal damage.

Q: Beowulf hero Beowulf attacks Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. Little Red hero Little Red with Epic Poem Epic Poem Beowulf; he has 1 Rage. Little Red defends with Stones In The Belly and has a knife in her basket. How much damage Damage A successful attack deals damage equal to its value, reducing the target's health. does Beowulf deal?

Yes.

Q: Black Widow hero Black Widow makes a ranged attack Ranged attack An attack that may target any fighter in the same zone, not just an adjacent one. on Shuri (Black Panther hero Black Panther’s zone Space A single position on the battlefield. Fighters occupy one space and move between connected spaces along printed lines.) with Widow’s Line (3). Black Panther defends Shuri with Nanotriage Processor Nanotriage Processor Black Panther (2). What do the after-combat effects do?

Yes.

Q: Buffy hero Buffy attacks Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. Spike hero Spike with Slayer’s Strength (4). Spike defends with Leap Away Leap Away Spike (4). How does the combat Combat The exchange after an attack is declared: both players play a card face down, reveal, resolve effects by timing, then compare values. resolve, and what do the after-combat effects do?

No.

Q: Daredevil hero Daredevil attacks Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. with Man Without Fear Man Without Fear Daredevil and, down to 2 cards, also BLIND BOOSTs Boost Playing a card face down to add its boost number (top-left) to an attack or to power a BOOST effect. from his special ability Special ability The unique rule printed on a hero's character card. It is always in effect unless the card says otherwise.. How do the two BLIND BOOSTs stack against Bullseye hero Bullseye’s Master Strategist Master Strategist Bullseye (3)?

Yes.

Q: The Genie hero The Genie attacks Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. Houdini (3 health Health A fighter's life total, tracked on a health dial. At zero health the fighter is defeated.) with Careful What You Wish For Careful What You Wish For The Genie. Houdini defends with Grand Escape Grand Escape Harry Houdini and boosts Boost Playing a card face down to add its boost number (top-left) to an attack or to power a BOOST effect. it with All Part of the Show All Part of the Show Harry Houdini. Does the Genie deal any damage Damage A successful attack deals damage equal to its value, reducing the target's health., and where does Houdini end up?

No.

Q: Moon Knight hero Moon Knight (Khonshu) attacks Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. with A Totally Sane Thing To Do A Totally Sane Thing To Do Moon Knight, whose after-combat effect deals 2 damage Damage A successful attack deals damage equal to its value, reducing the target's health. to both fighters Fighter Any miniature or token you control on the battlefield — your hero plus any sidekicks.. Luke Cage hero Luke Cage is now the defender. How much does each fighter actually take from that effect?

It depends.

Q: Patroclus (Achilles hero Achilles’ sidekick Sidekick A secondary fighter represented by a token. A sidekick can be defeated without ending the game.) attacks Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. Bloody Mary hero Bloody Mary with Battle Frenzy Battle Frenzy Achilles. Bloody Mary defends with Broken Glass Broken Glass Bloody Mary and matches the values Value The combat number on a card or fighter. In combat the attack value is compared against the defense value. for a tie. Which after-combat effect resolves first, and what happens?

It depends.

Q: Spider-Man attacks Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. She-Hulk with Thwip! Thwip! Thwip! Spiderman (4). She-Hulk defends with Nerve Cluster Strike Nerve Cluster Strike She Hulk (3), whose immediate Immediately An IMMEDIATELY effect resolves the moment combat cards are revealed, before the other windows. effect stops an adjacent Adjacent Two spaces connected by a single line. Melee attacks require the attacker and target to be adjacent. opponent from leaving. Can Spider-Man use Thwip!’s after-combat reposition?

No.

Q: If no card was discarded and Broken Mirror’s value Value The combat number on a card or fighter. In combat the attack value is compared against the defense value. was ignored, does it still match Taunting Laughter?

Yes. Ignoring a value is only for combat Combat The exchange after an attack is declared: both players play a card face down, reveal, resolve effects by timing, then compare values. damage Damage A successful attack deals damage equal to its value, reducing the target's health.. It does not change the printed value.

Q: What does Ignore mean?

‘Ignore the value Value The combat number on a card or fighter. In combat the attack value is compared against the defense value.’ means to disregard the final outcome regardless of what it ends up as.

Q: What happens when the Wolfsbane effect triggers when What Big Eyes You Have is played as defence? (because The Ancient Heirloom specifically states that effects cannot be cancelled)

‘Ignore the value Value The combat number on a card or fighter. In combat the attack value is compared against the defense value.’ means to disregard the final outcome regardless of what it ends up as. Ignore (especially compared to the wording on Invisible Man hero Invisible Man’s Impossible to See Impossible to See Invisible Man)

Q: What happens if Sherlock guesses 0? The effect for Elementary is During Combat During combat A DURING COMBAT effect resolves after immediate effects and before attack and defense values are compared., but Time Out is Immediately Immediately An IMMEDIATELY effect resolves the moment combat cards are revealed, before the other windows..

Deadpool hero Deadpool gets to switch the card. However, if Sherlock guesses a different value Value The combat number on a card or fighter. In combat the attack value is compared against the defense value., and it is the value of the new card Deadpool picks, then Elementary’s effect works (cancel effects and ignore value of the attack Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged.).

Q: Are any parts of Sly Monkey Sly Monkey Sun Wukong’s effect prevented from triggering due to Wukong’s space Space A single position on the battlefield. Fighters occupy one space and move between connected spaces along printed lines. being occupied by a small fighter Fighter Any miniature or token you control on the battlefield — your hero plus any sidekicks.?

No, the card resolves fully as normal. Because the clone summon from Sly Monkey was already letting you break a general rule by summoning a clone into Sun Wukong hero Sun Wukong’s space whilst he’s still in it. Attacks Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. with after combat After combat An AFTER COMBAT effect resolves once damage from the combat has been dealt. effects that affect the opposing fighters vs a defense that resurrects Resurrect Willow said opposing fighter

Q: How does Willow hero Willow’s resurrect Resurrect Willow work on Elektra hero Elektra?

Elektra isn’t defeated Defeated A fighter at zero health is removed from play. Defeat your opponent's hero to win., her ability Special ability The unique rule printed on a hero's character card. It is always in effect unless the card says otherwise. removes her from the board instead. You can use Willow’s Resurrect card on Elektra Resurrected, but this won’t trigger her special ability’s effect of placing the Hand Hand The cards a player holds. You start with five and may hold up to seven, discarding down at the end of your turn. sidekicks Sidekick A secondary fighter represented by a token. A sidekick can be defeated without ending the game. too. Summoning 2+ Small Fighters Fighter Any miniature or token you control on the battlefield — your hero plus any sidekicks. (squirrels) onto a trap

Q: If Genie’s card values Value The combat number on a card or fighter. In combat the attack value is compared against the defense value. are set to 4 via Three Wishes, can Stasis Diffuser still set his attack Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. card to its printed value?

Genie’s Three Wishes set his values to 4 and they can’t be changed, then Jill plays diffuser, then diffuser tries to set the value, fails, and the value stays at 4.

Q: If I use a card like Confirm Suspicion, do any static bonuses (like Big/Small Alice hero Alice, Invisible Man hero Invisible Man on fog, etc.) apply to the cards in my opponent’s hand Hand The cards a player holds. You start with five and may hold up to seven, discarding down at the end of your turn.?

No, Static Bonuses to card values Value The combat number on a card or fighter. In combat the attack value is compared against the defense value. only apply in combat Combat The exchange after an attack is declared: both players play a card face down, reveal, resolve effects by timing, then compare values.. Genie’s Three Wishes effect to set his card values to 4 vs Jill Trent’s Stasis Diffuser Stasis Diffuser Dr. Jill Trent

Q: If an attack Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. that interacts with the opposing fighter Fighter Any miniature or token you control on the battlefield — your hero plus any sidekicks. in the after combat After combat An AFTER COMBAT effect resolves once damage from the combat has been dealt. step defeats Defeated A fighter at zero health is removed from play. Defeat your opponent's hero to win. a defender using a card that resurrects Resurrect Willow that same fighter (e.g. Houdin’s All Part of the Show) - are they the exact same opposing fighter that was in the combat Combat The exchange after an attack is declared: both players play a card face down, reveal, resolve effects by timing, then compare values.?

No, anything that cares about the specific opposing fighter won’t happen if the defender is revived with their card. Do Static Bonuses affect cards in hand Hand The cards a player holds. You start with five and may hold up to seven, discarding down at the end of your turn. as well?

Q: What happens if I summon 2 squirrels with Get ‘Em Tippy-Toe! onto a space Space A single position on the battlefield. Fighters occupy one space and move between connected spaces along printed lines. with one of Muldoon’s traps?

You finish summoning them both, and then the trap activates. Finish one effect before going onto the next one. Swapping spaces when one or both non-small fighters Fighter Any miniature or token you control on the battlefield — your hero plus any sidekicks. being swapped are standing on spaces containing small fighters.

Q: What happens if fighters Fighter Any miniature or token you control on the battlefield — your hero plus any sidekicks. swap spaces Space A single position on the battlefield. Fighters occupy one space and move between connected spaces along printed lines. (for example Master of Disguise) but one or both heroes Hero Your primary fighter, with a character card, special ability and unique deck. If your hero is defeated, you lose. are standing on a squirrel?

The fighters swap spaces as normal Sly Monkey Sly Monkey Sun Wukong when Sun Wukong hero Sun Wukong is standing in a space with a small fighter

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Cards

Rain of Arrows — Yennenga Feint — Achilles Momentous Shift — Yennenga Deduce Strategy — Sherlock Holmes Impossible to See — Invisible Man Disengage — Angel Disengage — Bigfoot Disengage — Raptors No Contest Expecteth — Beowulf Excalibur — King Arthur Vanish — Invisible Man Epic Poem — Beowulf Stones in the Belly 🌹 — Little Red Widow's Line — Black Widow Nanotriage Processor — Black Panther Slayer's Strength — Buffy Leap Away — Spike Man Without Fear — Daredevil Master Strategist — Bullseye Careful What You Wish For — The Genie Grand Escape — Harry Houdini All Part of the Show — Harry Houdini A Totally Sane Thing To Do — Moon Knight Got My Back? — Luke Cage Battle Frenzy — Achilles Broken Glass — Bloody Mary Thwip! — Spiderman Nerve Cluster Strike — She Hulk Resurrect — Willow Sly Monkey — Sun Wukong Stasis Diffuser — Dr. Jill Trent

Mentioned terms

After combat Damage Attack Special ability Ranged attack Adjacent Sidekick Value During combat Card type Space Boost Health Defeated Immediately Placed Combat Fighter Hero Hand