Section 404 - Core Rules

404. Deal

404.1. Spells, Units, Abilities, and other game effects may Deal Damage to units.

404.1.a. Assigning Damage during Combat Resolution is not Dealing Damage, but will cause Damage to be Dealt when assignment is complete.

404.1.b. To Deal Damage to Units, mark the speciﬁed amount of Damage on the Unit.

404.1.c. Damage is marked on each unit separately.

404.1.d. Damage can be Dealt to more than one Unit at the same time.

404.2. Only Damage can be Dealt.

404.3. Dealing Damage is a Limited Action.

404.3.a. Assigning Damage causes Damage to be dealt outside of being directed to Deal Damage. See rule 437. Combat for more information.

404.4. Dealing can have the intrinsic property of Bonus Damage.

404.5. Bonus Damage is a property granted to the action of Dealing and alters the amount of Damage distributed by this action. See rule 712. Bonus Damage for more information.

404.6. Deal actions can originate from one or more sources.

404.6.a. If a game effect does not specify a source, the game effect describing the Deal action is the source. Example: Void Seeker is a spell that reads “Deal 4 to a unit at a battleﬁeld. Draw 1.” The damage that Void Seeker instructs you to deal is dealt by Void Seeker.

404.6.b. If a game effect does specify a source, then that source is what is considered the origin of the Damage for this Deal action.

404.6.b.1. Units and Spells can be the source of Damage for Deal actions.

404.6.b.2. Abilities can be the source of Damage for Deal actions. 404.6.b.2.a. When an Ability is the source of Damage for a Deal action, it is in addition to the Spell or Unit that created that Ability. Example: Iron Ballista is a gear that says “[E]: Deal 2 to a unit at a battleﬁeld.” This damage is dealt both by a gear and by an ability.

404.6.b.3. When a spell or ability speciﬁes a Unit as the source of the Damage for the Deal action, it is not in addition to the spell or ability that speciﬁed it. Example: Challenge is a spell that reads “Choose a friendly unit and an enemy unit. They deal damage equal to their Mights to each other.” The damage that Challenge causes to be dealt is dealt by the chosen units, not by Challenge.

404.6.c. Damage Dealt as a result of being assigned during Combat has the Units as its source.

404.6.c.1. The Damage assigned, and subsequently Dealt , to attackers has the defenders as the source and vice versa.

404.7. Deal actions can distribute Damage as part of combat actions or non-combat actions.

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