Marvel Champions Codex

RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.6)2024-11-19

40 – I have a few nightcrawler pack questions. 1.Does Nightcrawler need to be ready in order to trigger the…

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Question

40 – I have a few nightcrawler pack questions. 1.Does Nightcrawler need to be ready in order to trigger the bamf upgrade? 2.Can I use his tail upgrade to pay for the action on the make the call event card? 3. If the friendly character that the rogue ally uses its ability on leaves play, does she keep the traits and ATK/THW boosts? 4. If the ATK and or the THW of that character changes, does rogue adjust accordingly or remember what it was when she triggered the ability?

Answer

  1. No, Nightcrawler doesn’t have to be ready in order to trigger Bamf!.
  2. No, Prehensile Tail cannot pay for the action ability on Make the Call. Prehensile Tail generates a resource for an event’s resource cost, and Make the Call has a resource cost of 0.
  3. No. Rogue’s ability constantly checks for the traits and printed stats of the chosen character. If the character leaves play, her ability doesn’t have a reference point and won’t give her a bonus.
  4. Generally, no; Rogue’s ability is checking for the “printed” THW/ATK of the chosen character, and almost every character’s printed stats will never change. We have made a ruling that the Gambit ally in the pack can have his “printed” THW/ATK change if the number of boost icons on his tucked card changes, but this is a very unique case.
  5. We have made a ruling that the Gambit ally in the pack can have his “printed” THW/ATK change if the number of boost icons on his tucked card changes, but this is a very unique case.

— Alex