Clear up the confusion

Common Mistakes

Common mistakes based on real player questions.

Damage and healing
After combat, which units heal? Does earlier damage stay marked?
Actually
Combat Cleanup heals every surviving unit
See why
Scoring and control
To gain my final point through Conquer, must I control every Battlefield or have Conquered them all?
Actually
The final Conquer checks scoring, not control of every Battlefield
See why
Scoring and control
If I Hold a Battlefield, lose it, then take it back during the same turn, do I score again?
Actually
Hold and Conquer share one scoring limit
See why
Showdowns and the Chain
Once a Showdown starts, are only Reactions allowed, or is an Action allowed only as its first card?
Actually
A Showdown can contain several Action Chains
See why
Showdowns and the Chain
With Focus, can I play several Action-only cards in a row before my opponent gets to act?
Actually
You cannot stack Action-only cards before passing Focus
See why
Showdowns and the Chain
Does my turn end as soon as combat is resolved?
Actually
Finishing combat does not finish your turn
See why
Showdowns and the Chain
Once the first item resolves, must the entire Chain finish without any more responses?
Actually
A Chain can receive new Reactions between resolutions
See why
Hidden
Can a card Hidden at one Battlefield respond to a play at another?
Actually
A Hidden card can respond to play elsewhere
See why
Hidden
If Hidden gives a card Reaction, can I play it immediately after hiding it?
Actually
Hidden cards wait until the next turn
See why
Hidden
A Hidden spell says “a unit”: can I choose a unit at any location?
Actually
Hidden adds a location limit to printed targets
See why
Hidden
Does my Hidden card go straight to Trash when my last unit leaves its Battlefield?
Actually
Your last unit leaving does not immediately discard your Hidden card
See why
Units, Equipment and Buffs
A unit I just played is Ready to move.
Actually
Units normally enter Exhausted
See why
Units, Equipment and Buffs
Does attached Equipment go to Trash with the unit when it dies?
Actually
Equipment does not die with its unit
See why
Damage and healing
Can spell or ability damage count toward Vi’s condition for assigned excess damage?
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Spell damage does not satisfy Vi’s assigned-excess condition
See why
Damage and healing
When I Conquer an empty Battlefield, does my unused Might count as assigned excess damage for Vi?
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An empty Battlefield does not satisfy Vi’s damage condition
See why
Units, Equipment and Buffs
Does a Buff disappear at the end of the turn?
Actually
Buffs stay after the turn ends
See why
Showdowns and the Chain
May I change just one target while keeping another illegal target?
Actually
New choices remake the whole eligible set
See why

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After combat, which units heal? Does earlier damage stay marked?

To gain my final point through Conquer, must I control every Battlefield or have Conquered them all?

If I Hold a Battlefield, lose it, then take it back during the same turn, do I score again?

Once a Showdown starts, are only Reactions allowed, or is an Action allowed only as its first card?

With Focus, can I play several Action-only cards in a row before my opponent gets to act?

Does my turn end as soon as combat is resolved?

Once the first item resolves, must the entire Chain finish without any more responses?

Can a card Hidden at one Battlefield respond to a play at another?

If Hidden gives a card Reaction, can I play it immediately after hiding it?

A Hidden spell says “a unit”: can I choose a unit at any location?

Does my Hidden card go straight to Trash when my last unit leaves its Battlefield?

A unit I just played is Ready to move.

Does attached Equipment go to Trash with the unit when it dies?

Can spell or ability damage count toward Vi’s condition for assigned excess damage?

When I Conquer an empty Battlefield, does my unused Might count as assigned excess damage for Vi?

Does a Buff disappear at the end of the turn?

May I change just one target while keeping another illegal target?

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