Desperate Defense

1Desperate Defense

Event · protection

Defense.

Hero Interrupt (defense): When your hero defends against an attack, it gets +2 DEF for that attack. If you take no damage from that attack, ready your hero.

Pack: drs · 09015, 16013

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Packages

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Archetypes

Decks where this card is a defining pick.

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Scales with

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Errata & Rulings

Ruling 195 – If I have Determined Defense (Mutant Genesis 189) in play, and I exhaust my Hero to defend an attack,… Hall of Heroes (rules 1.5) · may be outdated
Ruling 186 – Can you discard a “wild” resource from your hand when doing an action like on the Kang obligation… Hall of Heroes (rules 1.5) · may be outdated
Ruling 167 – I’m trying to understand how Interrupts work more clearly. Looking at 1.5 rules reference. I… Hall of Heroes (rules 1.5) · may be outdated