Marvel Champions Codex

RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.5)2024-06-20

217 – I have an Ice-man question for you that I want to make sure I understand. His freeze ability and the…

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Question

217 – I have an Ice-man question for you that I want to make sure I understand. His freeze ability and the new surprise move aggression event have different triggering conditions but can I play surprise move after triggering freeze or does the target need to have an upgrade attached already?

Answer

You can. Because both “Freeze!” and Surprise Move’s Interrupt abilities resolve in the same timing window, they can be resolved in either order, and you check the validity of Surprise Move as you’re resolving it. Therefore, it’s possible to resolve “Freeze!” and attach a Frostbite to the attacked enemy before resolving Surprise Move.

— Alex