Mutant Protectors

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Scales with

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• X Men
• Allies

Errata & Rulings

• Ruling 16 – I have a question relating to how we now place a card on the table when trying to initiate playing it,… Hall of Heroes (rules 1.6) · may be outdated
• Ruling 208 – I’m trying to understand the interaction between defending at the start of an enemy activation, and… Hall of Heroes (rules 1.5) · may be outdated
• Ruling 101 – If I use Mutant Protectors to put an X-Men ally into play can I trigger Utopia in response and ready… Hall of Heroes (rules 1.5) · may be outdated
• Ruling 60 – Hi, I have a question about the upcoming card Taunt (Angel 16), and how it interacts with Mutant… Hall of Heroes (rules 1.5) · may be outdated
• Ruling 49 – I was reading the new 1.5 rules reference and had some defense questions for ya! 1. The FAQ entry about… Hall of Heroes (rules 1.5) · may be outdated
• Ruling Expansion card questions: If I have two X-Men allies and two copies of Mutant Protectors in hand, the resources to play both Mutant… Hall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4) · may be outdated
• Ruling Mutant Genesis: How does the newly revealed “Mutant Protectors” work? This card looks awesome, but it is really confusing… Hall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4) · may be outdated
• Ruling Mutant Genesis: We have a ruling that Mutant Protectors circumvents the normal rules of one defender declared per attack,… Hall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4) · may be outdated
• Ruling Mutant Genesis: If Mutant Protectors does first make your identity the defender, we’re wondering if you can play other cards… Hall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4) · may be outdated
• Ruling Mutant Genesis: Let’s say the villain attacks me again. I put Nightcrawler into play with Mutant Protectors, then use… Hall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4) · may be outdated
• Ruling Mutant Genesis: In a similar vein, if I play Mutant Protectors and the boost card’s boost effect defeats the ally that was… Hall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4) · may be outdated
• Ruling Mutant Genesis: If I play Powerful Punch first in any of the above examples, do any of the answers change? Hall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4) · may be outdated
• Errata Shadowcat: Shadowcat is stunned. Can I play Shadowcat Surprise (while in player phase) to get rid of the Stunned… Hall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4) · may be outdated
• Ruling Can Magik put the top card of her deck into play as if it was in her hand, such as with Mutant Protectors (Mutant… Rules Reference 1.7
• Ruling How does the defense label on Mutant Protectors work since the card ability makes an ally the defender? Rules Reference 1.7