RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.5)2023-11-29

116 – I saw a ruling on Reddit which said that the interrupt on Gatekeeper is not considered to be performed…

Question

116 – I saw a ruling on Reddit which said that the interrupt on Gatekeeper is not considered to be performed by Shadowcat because she does not control it. There is a contradictory ruling on Hall of Heroes saying that the interrupt on Spider-Tracers is considered performed by Spider-Man because you do control it. I believe both of these rulings are wrong, I think that the player does control the upgrade in each situation, but that it is not an extension of the identity because it is attached to another character (per the rule under You for upgrades, starting with “Unless attached to a different character”, which also covers upgrades attached to allies). Can you clarify whether the rules match intention here, particularly: 1) are upgrades attached to minions controlled by their owner? and 2) are upgrades attached to minions extensions of their owner’s identity?

Answer

I misspoke last week after having a discussion with the game designers. We agree with your assertions—yes, a player controls any upgrades that they attach to enemies (or other characters they control). And no, these upgrades are not considered an extension of their controller’s identity, because they are “attached to a different character.”

— Alex