Overload reads as follows:

"Stun target character with ATK greater then twice its printed ATK."


How does this work and does it cause it cause breakthrough damage?

First breakthrough endurance loss happens only when you attack a character and your character's attack is higher then the characters your attacking's defense. The difference between your characters attack and their characters difference is how much breakthrough endurance loss they get.

Second, Overload works like this. Say i have a 1/1 character out in play. I attack you and play a plot twist that gives my target attacking character +5 attack. now my character is a 6/1 character. since 6 is greater then twice the printed attack (1) you can play overload and stun my character.

*Edit* Just in case you used the wrong term. I would also lose endurance equal to the recruitment cost of the character because he became stunned. This is not called breakthrough endurance loss though.

Thanks. Makes perfect sense now.

If you're the attacker and you overload the defender I'm under the impression that your attacker readies. Is this correct?

This card seems really good.

Yes, if the defender is removed from combat before the attack resolves, the attacker is readied.

I would believe that the stunned character would not be a legal target anymore, so my guess would be yes.

The attack would be cancelled and your attacker would ready.

Anyone care to confirm this?

Yep... do a Nasty Surprise to your opponent's defender, Overload to stun him and re-ready your attacker to fight another day.

Combo-tastic!

And yes, Overload is a very good card. It is one of the best ways to stop combat tricks, often acting at a counter to Nasty Surprise and Savage Beatdown.

Correct me if I am wrong, but you would have to wait until the Nasty Surprise resolved and then play Overload in order for it to take effect:

Assume the attacker has already exhausted:

Scenario 1
Chain:
1. Add - Resolve attack
2. Add - Nasty Surprise
3. Add - Overload
4. Both pass
5. Resolve - Overload (nothing happens since nasty surprise hasn't resolved yet)
6. Both pass
7. Resolve - Nasty Surprise (defender gets +5 ATK)
8. Both pass
9. Resolve - Attack resolves

[u]Scenario 2:
1. Add - Resolve Attack
2. Add - Nasty Surprise
3. Both pass
4. Resolve - Nasty Surprise
5. Add - Overload
6. Both pass
7. Resolve - Overload - Stun defender
8. Attack stops, but attacker still remains exhausted

As I understand it, the second scenario is correct. Any thoughts?

I believe you are correct.
PT's only check for legal targets and conditions twice. Once when it is played and once when it resolves. Because the Nasty Surprise has not resolved (as per the first situation), overload would resolve first and fizzle, then nasty surprise would resolve and give the defender +5 attack.

Good point thing.

Sorry... to be technical:

Nasty Surprise the defender. When the opponent passes, let the Nasty Surprise resolve, then you can add another chain link to the chain with Overload.

C'mon guys... you know what I mean... the 2nd scenario but attacker re-readies.

EDIT: Yes... as cdaniel pointed out, step 8 of scenario 2 is incorrect, the attacker would re-ready.

The attacker would ready. If a defender is removed from combat, you ready the attacker and he is free to declare another attack.

I know you know your stuff erick, I was just responding to thing11 :P

no hard feelings. lol

Hydra:

Heh... don't worry about it, I'm just kidding around.

I'm too tired from that 'failure to find' fiasco on the Thing/Yancy Street/Mystique thread to go into the minutae of the exact order of my combo.

ROTFL!