In what order is damage calculated?
Determine incoming damage first, then add and subtract, and multiply or divide last. Division is always rounded up.
Damage & defense
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What is undefendable damage?
Undefendable damage does not allow a defensive roll, but it may still be avoidable and modifiable by attack modifiers.
Damage & defense
When do I defend?
After targeting and announcing the attack, the defender may roll their defensive ability when the damage is defendable.
Damage & defense
Can status effects stack?
Only up to the stack limit shown on the token. You cannot collect additional tokens of the same type beyond that limit.
Status & token rules
How does a turn work?
Upkeep, income, main phase 1, offensive roll, main phase 2 and discard phase.
Game rules
How often may I reroll?
Up to three rolls per offensive roll phase: one initial roll and up to two rerolls with any number of dice.
Game rules
How does 1v1v1 work?
1v1v1 · everyone solo
Everyone plays against everyone, starts with 35 health and may choose any target. The last player standing wins.
Game modes
What applies when instant actions happen at the same time?
When instant actions conflict, the player whose turn it is has priority.
Common rules questions
All entries
How many cards may I keep?
At the end of your turn, discard down to six cards in hand.
How does 1 vs 1 play?
Two heroes face each other directly. The player who defeats the opposing hero wins.
What applies in 2 vs 2?
Teammates sit next to each other, share 50 health and have separate combat points. A team loses when both heroes are defeated.
When do I need a targeting roll?
Only when you have more than one opponent. In 1 vs 1, the targeting phase is skipped entirely.
What is normal damage?
Normal damage is defendable, avoidable and modifiable by attack modifiers.
What is pure damage?
Pure damage is not defendable, but it can be avoided or prevented; attack modifiers cannot change it.
What is collateral damage?
Collateral damage has no target, is not defendable or modifiable, but is avoidable. It does not count as an attack.
What applies to ultimate damage?
Ultimate damage is not defendable or avoidable. Opponents cannot intervene while the ultimate ability resolves.
When may I play attack modifiers?
Attack modifiers belong to an attack and generally may only be played during your turn on your own attack.
What is the difference between persistent and spendable status effects?
Persistent effects remain until removed; spendable effects remain until you spend them for their benefit.
How do I remove status effects?
Only the card, ability or rule that allows removal can remove the token; spendable tokens are spent.
What are combat points for?
For playing cards from hand and upgrading abilities. You generally gain one combat point per turn unless you are at the maximum.
Do teammates share health?
In official 2 vs 2, both teammates share one health dial starting at 50 health.
Whom do I attack in team play?
In 2 vs 2, the targeting die determines the target; in King of the Hill variants you choose freely.
May I support teammates?
Only when the card or ability explicitly allows a chosen player or teammate; general intervention is not allowed.
Which hero suits me?
The characters page shows play style, strengths, weaknesses and common mistakes so you can choose by preferred play style.
Are all heroes equally strong?
Heroes are not equally strong in every context: mode, opponent, team and play style change the best choice. The rankings separate these contexts.
How does league scoring work?
You record matches in the league area; a shared table for your group is generated automatically.
How do I join a league?
Sign in and use an invitation code from your group. Without signing in you only see the public overview.
What happens at zero health?
A hero at zero health is defeated. If all remaining players reach zero at the same time, the game is a draw.
When may I play cards?
Play main phase cards during a main phase; roll phase action and instant action cards only in their stated timing window.
How does Poison work?
Each Poison token deals 1 damage during your upkeep phase. It is persistent, stack limit 3.
How does Evasive work?
Spend it when damage is incoming and roll one die: on 1–2 you take no damage. Stack limit 3.
What does Knockdown do?
Pay 2 combat points before your offensive roll phase – otherwise you skip that phase and then remove the token.
What does Bounty do?
When the afflicted player is attacked, the attacker increases damage by 1 and gains 1 combat point. Persistent, stack limit 1.
What does Invisibility protect against?
Spend it to roll a defensive ability against an undefendable attack. Stack limit 1, cannot be transferred.
What does Webbed do?
The next incoming attack with normal damage becomes undefendable damage; the token is removed immediately after. Stack limit 1.
How do Doctor Strange's spell cards work?
Spells have a prepare and a cast effect: preparing places the spell on the Book of Vishanti, casting lets you choose any card from the Book.
What exactly do Crimson Bands lock?
The afflicted player may not play any cards during their entire roll phase – until the defensive roll phase has fully concluded.
When may Déjà Vu be used?
At any time during your offensive roll phase before activating an ability – even after opponents altered your dice or you used all roll attempts.
How is Reality Warp resolved?
Scarlet Witch's borrowed die counts as the opponent's die: its number counts, its symbol does not.
When may Crackle be spent?
When concluding an attack – not on pure damage, because pure damage cannot be changed by attack modifiers.