When a monster type takes an action during its initiative, each monster of that type will perform the actions listed on their played monster ability card.

All elites of a type activate first, then the normal monsters of that type activate.

If more than one elite or normal monster of a given type is present on the board, then the monsters activate in ascending numerical order according to the numbers on their tokens

If there is a tie in initiative between a player and a monster type, the player goes first. If there is a tie between two monster types, the players decide which goes first.

Example: With the setup to the left, the elite monster to the right (2) will activate first, then the other elite (3) . Next the normal monster on the top will activate (1), then the lower monster (4). Even though (1) is lower in numerical order than (2) and (3), (2) and (3) are elite, so they activate first.

In addition to determining order of action, the number on the monster standee (a) corresponds to a section of the monster stat sleeve (b) that can be used to track damage and condition tokens.