Marvel Champions Codex

RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.5)2024-01-11

138 – I have 4 questions regarding the X-Men Instruction basic event card. 1.Can I play X-Men instruction if…

⚠ This ruling is from an older rules version (Hall of Heroes (rules 1.5)) and might be outdated.

Question

138 – I have 4 questions regarding the X-Men Instruction basic event card. 1.Can I play X-Men instruction if I don’t have any allies in my discard pile while the x-mansion is in play? 2.Can I play X-Men instruction and choose 0 allies while the x-mansion is in play? 3.Can I play X-Men instruction if I don’t have any allies in my discard pile, while the x-mansion is not in play? 4.Can I play X-Men instruction and choose 0 allies while the x-mansion is not in play?

Answer

  1. Yes, you can play X-Men Instruction if X-Mansion is in play, even if there are no X-Men allies in your discard pile, in order to draw a card.
  2. Yes, you can choose 0 X-Men allies, specifically because the choice isn’t part of a cost, and you can still resolve another part of the ability.
  3. No, you must be able to resolve at least one of the sentences on X-Men Instruction in order to play it.
  4. No; same thinking as #3, you can’t play X-Men Instruction and not resolve any of it.

— Alex