That one attack

Defence modifiers only apply to that single attack unless stated otherwise. For example Kilgore's "Darksteel Armour" grants the target +1 for the attack (icon on the left) and +2 for any attacks later this turn (text box).

End of turn

A rooted Champion instantly loses any remaining movement points of the current Action, and may not move, Dash, Swoop, or Jump again during this turn.

Yes

Champion suffering Force can be moved into a hex containing a trap.

Move restrictions

Swooping Champions may Swoop through statues and Enemies as Dash is restricted to the normal restrictions considering movement.

Target player

If an Action or Reaction applies Fear, the Champion who suffered the Fear effect must Dash X in a direction of their choice, as long as it is away from the source of the Fear. If multiple choices are available, the Champion must choose the one that takes them the furthest away from the source of the Fear, moving the maximum Dash value they possibly can.

Yes

Champion doing the Dash cannot move through statues or Enemies.

No

Adjacent to the statue is enough. The color is shown on the card to make it easier to spot the correct statue.

Continuous line

Hex row is a straight continuous line of adjacent hexes.

Yes

As the target cannot move, any Push or Pull distance will cause damage as normal. Fear and Force cannot move a Champion suffering root, but do not cause damage, as neither keyword usually causes damage for failing to complete the movement.

Yes

If the trap was triggered because of a card effect (for example when a Champion uses an attack that pushes the defender into a trap), the damage is considered to be caused by the source of that effect. This may result in Levelling Up Champions as normal.

Enemy OoA

Taking an Enemy Champion out of action causes a Champion to level up. If the Champion is already levelled up, nothing happens.

Yes

If a Champion is taken out of action, the opponent scores 1 VP. It doesn't matter if the Champion was taken out of action by an Enemy or an Ally.

No

For example, cards can be played just to use the move ability. Note that cards and standard actions are played one at a time, Any unresolved actions cannot be resolved after the next card or standard action is played.

Yes

Playing a Reaction card requires the player to exhaust a matching Core.

1 per attack

Only one Reaction card can be played per attack, even if multiple Champions are targeted.

Yes and No

Post-attack abilities are only resolved if an attack did take place. Pre-attack abilities can be used whether the attack is resolved or not.

No

Resolving the attack is not mandatory. For example, cards can be played just to use the move ability.

No

Moving is optional.

Yes

Champions may be activated more than once per turn as long as the appropriate Core can be exhausted to pay for it.

Shuffle discard

If at any point your Challenge card deck empties, shuffle the discard pile to form a new Challenge deck.

Scoreboard Phase

Challenges are scored at the start of the player's turn, during the Scoreboard Phase.

No

Each player’s hand is hidden information, and should not be shared with another player unless a game effect instructs a player to do so.

Shuffle discard

If a player is instructed to draw cards from an empty deck, they shuffle their discard pile to form a new draw deck.

No and Yes

Champions can only target Enemy Champions. Area of Effect (AoE) attacks that include an Enemy Champion in the AoE fulfil this condition, even if an Ally is also in the AoE.

Ignore the part

When resolving a card, if a card cannot be fully resolved, forfeit the part that cannot be resolved.

No

Defence value is only used when an attack card's strength is compared to it.

No

If Reactions are played, the player has to wait until their next Upkeep Phase to turn the exhausted Cores to their ready sides.

Challenges or damage

The first player to score 5 VPs wins immediately. This is done by taking Enemy Champions out of action, and by completing challenges on the Challenge Track.

No

When a Champion’s card effect refers to Allies or an Ally, it does not include the Champion to whom the card belongs.

The card

If the effect of a card directly conflicts with one or more rules in the rulebook, the text on the card takes precedence.

Freely or Draft

Players decide if they wish to freely choose their 3 favourite Champions to play with, or draft Champions using the casual draft or competitive draft rules.

No

The first Player to reach 5 VP immediately wins the game. If a card takes a Champion from each team out of action simultaneously, both players gain 1VP and Level Up the appropriate Champions. If this would end the game in a draw (due to both players now being tied with 5 or more VPs), the player who didn’t play the card wins.

Choose randomly

The first player is chosen randomly at the start of the setup.

4

Each player has a starting hand of 4 cards, and draws a hand of 4 cards during the Upkeep Phase.