RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.5)2024-05-10

160 – We’re so looking forward to Age of apocalypse! We have a question about the full body charge…

Question

160 – We’re so looking forward to Age of apocalypse! We have a question about the full body charge aggression event. When does the second sentence check for what my hit points are? Example using an Action ability, I’m playing wolverine and my hit points are at 8. I trigger his claws upgrade action to play full body charge, taking 4 damage, does this attack gain overkill in addition to piercing? Example using a resource ability, I’m playing venom and my hit points are 6. I play full body charge, and use his symbiotic bond resource ability to help pay for it, taking a damage, does this attack gain overkill?

Answer

Full-Body Charge checks your hero’s hit points after you’ve paid its cost, but before resolving its ability text. This is because the second sentence gives the overkill keyword, which is applied simultaneously with the attack’s damage. So yes, if you take damage as part of paying the cost of Full-Body Charge (such as with Wolverine’s Claws or Venom’s Symbiote Bond), you’ll assess your hit points after you’ve finished paying.

— Alex