74 – What happens if the number of cards in my hand changes while Stryfe ( 163–165) is attacking me?

Stryfe’s attack ability is a constant ability, so it recalculates every time the contents of your hand change, up until the point at which Stryfe deals damage. Example: Stryfe I ( 163) attacks Alex, who is playing Spider-Man ( 1A). Alex has three events in her hand, which is the most common card type in her hand, so Stryfe has 3 ATK (his base ATK of 0 plus 3 ATK for his ability). Alex triggers Spider-Man’s Spider-Sense ability, which allows her to draw a card when the villain attacks her, and she draws another event. Stryfe now has 4 ATK for the attack because Alex has four events in hand. There are no boost icons on Stryfe’s boost card, so he deals four damage to Spider-Man. Alex plays the event Backflip ( 3) to prevent all of that damage. Even though Alex now has only three events in hand, she still takes four damage, which Backflip prevents.