Gloomhaven

Monster movement: Ranged attack

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If the monster is performing a ranged attack, it will only move toward a hex where it is within range to perform its best possible attack.

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Once the target is within range for best possible attack the monster will stop moving even if it has movement left.

A monster adjacent to a focused enemy will move away from it until it can perform the ranged attack without Disadvantage (usually this will be just one space).

Example below: This archer would move 1 space away before doing a ranged attack.

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When forced to choose, a monster will prioritize losing Disadvantage on its focused enemy over maximizing its attack on secondary targets (if targeting multiple enemies).

Example above: If this archer had a Range 2, Target 2, it would still move back 1 space and only target the Mindthief. Even though if it stayed there it would hit both Mindthief and Spellweaver, it would be at a disadvantage vs the Mindthief.

Even if a monster cannot move into attack range, it will still use its movement to get as close as possible to its focus.

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