Marvel Champions Codex

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

102 – I have some questions about the card Old Rivals in Nebula’s nemesis set. When it causes the Gamora…

⚠ This ruling is from an older rules version (Hall of Heroes (rules 1.5)) and might be outdated.

Question

102 – I have some questions about the card Old Rivals in Nebula’s nemesis set. When it causes the Gamora hero or ally to attack: (1) Are players allowed to defend against this attack? The RRG only talks about defending against enemy attacks. (2) Can the Gamora hero or ally exhaust to defend against her own attack? (3) Can the Gamora player use a (defense) labelled ability to defend against this attack?

Answer

Yes, players can defend against the attack from Old Rivals. Yes. We discussed this and acknowledged that the rules do not restrict an attacking character and a defending character from being the same character. However, we did agree that if Old Rivals causes the hero or ally Gamora to attack a player, that Gamora is not considered “an enemy” during the attack since she is not a minion or villain, so she’s not a valid target for abilities that target enemies. Yes, so long as the previous rule is followed.

— Alex