< brody > We're gonna need a bigger map. < / brody >

Let me rephrase. It doesn't IMPLY that you use the unmodified value. It SAYS you replace and then you modify. What does that mean, if not do the replacements first, then the modifications?

If you can do the action suggested, what purpose does the "replace then modify" rule have?

Replace then modify doesn't prevent gideon from replacing HIS value with someone ELSE's modified value. It matters for calculating the SAME value. For example, if you perplex up Gideon's range by 1, and then use his power to replace his range with someone else's, you'll get the replaced range +1 as your final calculation, because you apply the replacement first, then the modifier.

As a note, Range value greater than 36 would be useless on every map, while a Speed value greater than 36 could be very useful on any map!

Although even with Hypersonic, a Speed value that was greater than 72 would probably be useless.

Okay, I want a new Silver Surfer piece that has a 36 Speed. Seriously!!!

Question; Do you have to call out your defend everytime or is it automatically assumed that you're taking the defense power when you're adjacent to the charachter with Defend?

You must declare it, though frequently it will be assumed.

There needs to be the opportunity for the declaration, though.