Marvel Champions Codex

RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.5)2023-10-26

101 – If I use Mutant Protectors to put an X-Men ally into play can I trigger Utopia in response and ready…

⚠ This ruling is from an older rules version (Hall of Heroes (rules 1.5)) and might be outdated.

Question

101 – If I use Mutant Protectors to put an X-Men ally into play can I trigger Utopia in response and ready that same ally after it becomes exhausted? I’m unsure because putting the ally into play and exhausting it are done by two separate sentences, making me wonder if the timing window for the response closes before the ally actually exhausts.

Answer

No. The window of opportunity to trigger Utopia is between the first and second sentences of the “Hero Interrupt” part of Mutant Protectors. The ally enters play, the window to exhaust Utopia occurs but the ally isn’t a valid target, then the ally exhausts.

— Alex