DANGER ROOM · SESSION 6

Defense 1

Revised with 1.8
DEFENSE

Triggers on enemy attacks

An enemy attacks a player.

    AN ATTACK, STEP BY STEP

    Five steps

    1Give boost carda boost card is dealt facedown, if needed
    →
    2Determine targeta defender can be declared
    →
    3Reveal boostboost cards are revealed and resolved
    →
    4Calculate damagethe damage to be dealt is computed
    →
    5Take damagethe target takes the damage dealt
    2Determine targeta defender can be declared

    By default

    • The attack targets the identity of the attacked player
    • The attack is considered undefended

    Defending

    • Any player may exhaust an ally or a readied hero to defend
    • The character becomes the target
    • Their controller becomes the attacked player
    • The attack is considered defended
    1. 1Give boost card
    2. 2Determine target
    3. 3Reveal boost
    4. 4Calculate damage
    5. 5Take damage
    Rhino attacks Player 1. Nobody defends.
    IN PLAY
    Rhino
    PLAYER 1
    Spider-Man
    PLAYER 2
    Black Panther
    Spider-Woman
    WHOSE TURN TO SUFFER
    Who is the attacked player, and who is the target?

    By default, the attack targets the identity of the attacked player.

    Rhino is engaged with Player 1, so Spider-Man is the target.

    or press space
    1. 1Give boost card
    2. 2Determine target
    3. 3Reveal boost
    4. 4Calculate damage
    5. 5Take damage
    Rhino attacks Player 1. Player 2 defends with Spider-Woman.
    IN PLAY
    Rhino
    PLAYER 1
    Spider-Man
    PLAYER 2
    Black Panther
    Spider-Woman
    LEND A HAND
    Who is the attacked player, and who is the target?

    The defender becomes the target, and their controller becomes the attacked player.

    The attack is considered defended.

    or press space
    STEP 2, DETERMINE TARGET

    Defending without basic defending

    • (defense) labelled abilities let a hero become the defender
    • Only 1 player can play (defense) labelled abilities on 1 attack
    • If there is already a defender, (defense) labelled abilities do not change the defender
    • As it is not a basic defense, you don't count your DEF
    Preemptive Strike
    1. 1Give boost card
    2. 2Determine target
    3. 3Reveal boost
    4. 4Calculate damage
    5. 5Take damage
    Rhino attacks Player 1. Player 2 plays Preemptive Strike.
    Boost has 2 icons
    Rhino
    Shocker
    BOOST
    PLAYER 1
    Spider-Man
    PLAYER 2
    Black Panther
    Preemptive Strike
    FREE STANCE
    Who is the attacked player, and who is the target?

    Preemptive Strike has the (defense) label, so Black Panther becomes the defender without exhausting.

    The defender becomes the target, and their controller becomes the attacked player.

    or press space
    1. 1Give boost card
    2. 2Determine target
    3. 3Reveal boost
    4. 4Calculate damage
    5. 5Take damage
    Klaw attacks Player 1. Player 2 plays Preemptive Strike, then Player 1.
    2 boosts
    Klaw
    Shocker
    BOOST
    Under Fire
    BOOST
    PLAYER 1
    Spider-Man
    Preemptive Strike
    PLAYER 2
    Black Panther
    Preemptive Strike
    TAKING TURNS
    Who is the attacked player, and who is the target?

    The play is illegal.

    Only one player can play (defense) labelled cards on an attack.

    or press space
    1. 1Give boost card
    2. 2Determine target
    3. 3Reveal boost
    4. 4Calculate damage
    5. 5Take damage
    Klaw attacks Player 1. Player 1 basic defends, Player 2 plays Preemptive Strike.
    2 boosts
    Klaw
    Shocker
    BOOST
    Under Fire
    BOOST
    PLAYER 1
    Spider-Man
    PLAYER 2
    Black Panther
    Preemptive Strike
    CROWDED FIELD
    Who is the attacked player, and who is the target?

    Spider-Man is already the defender, through a basic defense.

    A (defense) label only changes the target if there is not already a defender.

    or press space
    STEP 2, DETERMINE TARGET

    Declaring a defender (round 2)

    • Expert Defense triggers when your hero defends
    • It is an interrupt on declaring a defender
    • When your hero defends = when basic defending, or when resolving a (defense) label that makes you the defender
    Expert Defense
    1. 1Give boost card
    2. 2Determine target
    3. 3Reveal boost
    4. 4Calculate damage
    5. 5Take damage
    Sandman attacks Ms. Marvel. You want to play Expert Defense.
    IN PLAY
    Sandman
    YOUR SIDE
    Ms. Marvel
    Expert Defense
    BRACE YOURSELF
    Do you have to basic defend in order to play Expert Defense?

    Yes. Expert Defense triggers when your hero defends, so your hero must be the defender first.

    or press space
    YOUR RESULT
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      TAKEAWAYS

      Who gets attacked

      • By default, the attack targets the identity and is undefended
      • A defender becomes the target, and the attack is defended
      • (defense) labelled abilities let a hero become the defender, only if there is no defender yet, and without counting the DEF
      • Next: how much damage is dealt