I have been playing CCGs in one form or another since Beta Magic, so I am not a CCG newb. I have a ton of Vs cards, but never could find any other players so my familiarity with UDEs system is only from reading the rules.

I managed to rope my SO into a game of Warcraft this weekend, and we both had a great time, and found most of the rules easy to pick up. My only issue of confusion was on Damage from Abilities.

1. I assume that when I play an Ability that deals damage, it is not considered an attack.

2. If the above is true, you cannot play cards that remove the attacker to stop the damage from being dealt.

3. If No.1 is true, you cannot have a "protector" jump in to take the damage.

Any help here would be appreciated greatly.

Aric

If I understand what you are saying. then you are right on all accounts.

Abilities will deal types of damage, but they are not attacks. Attacks will deal 'combat damage' when the attack fully resolves itself.

Removing an attacker abilities will not stop such abilities since there is no attacker involved with playing such damage abilities.

Also correct in the last account, protectors only deal with basic combat.

(Though armor can defend against any source of damage.)

Glossary -

Attacker: An attacker is a hero or ally that’s attacking. A hero or ally becomes an attacker as it exhausts to attack, and it stops being an attacker if it is removed from combat or the combat ends.

Note emphasis on combat phase - it's only an attacker when you propose using it.

Thank you both for your help. That was what I thought about the situation, but I just wanted to make certain I didn't miss something.

Aric