sorry if this has been asked...
but what exactly constitutes "Countering" an ability or power in Heroclix

and what happens when 2 figs with power cosmic face off

"Countering" as you put it only refers to Outwit (in most cases). Psychic Blast and Exploit Weakness don't turn damage reducers off, just gi through them.


I'm sure NormalView will hop on this and give you a better ruling, but I hope that helps for now.

You're pretty much right. Countering is basically turning powers off. Ignoring powers is not countering (EW/PB ignore, as does Pulse Wave).

But you forgot to answer what happens when two PCers collide:

The world explodes.

All of it.

You got me there. And yes, that is the general occurrance.

What happens is Thanos wins.

As for Countering, so far only Outwit and Ambush counter. It's bad wording on their part, IMO.

Think of it this way: when a power is countered it isn't there. But Psyblast/EW doesn't take away Impervious, it only bypasses it, so if you still have it showing after the hit it still applies against someone without Psyblast/EW.

<Halle Berry "Storm" voice>
The same thing that happens to everyone else.
</HBSv>

Countering = a player shuts off a power on the dial of one of his opponent's figures. This usually lasts until the beginning of the next turn of the player who initiated the shut off of the power.


Canceling = a player shuts off a power on the dial of one of his own figures. This usually lasts until the end of that player's turn.

If this is true then mind-controlling a Power Cosmic figure would not allow you to "turn off" any of their powers because they are optional. Am I reading that right?

1. A power that is countered (usually by Outwit but also by feats or BFCs)

Basically, pretend that the countered power si not present on the dial for all purposes

2. They mutually annihilate each other...no wait, that is matter and anti-matter

Seriously, in what way?

Would "Disassembled" be considered countering?

I have to disagree with this statement. The world did not explode at my Marque when my Thanos faced off against Korvak. In this instance SaferSephiroth has it correct. Thanos wins.

edit: Wait. You said Power Cosmic; not Quintessence. Well then yes, the world would indeed be annihilated.

Nope. Disbanded ignores all team abilities. Since it applies to every figure on the battle map, everyone ignores everyone elses team abilities.

No. You are allowed to turn off any optional powers a Mind Controlled Power Cosmic figure might have. In this case the figure would cancel its own power, although involontarily.

Just for GP, EW and PB do not ignore anything as they are written in the current PAC. They did before Danger Room, but now they deal Penetrating Damage to the target.

BoT

Has anyone figured out what omrac77 is trying to ask with this one?