RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.6)2025-09-15

I have some questions to consult with you. 1.Nebula is in alter-ego and she is ready,controlling one…

Question

I have some questions to consult with you. 1.Nebula is in alter-ego and she is ready,controlling one Technique upgrade. Can I choose the second option if I reveal Inferiority Complex? If she don’t control technological upgrades, will the answer change? 2.The rules for overkill mention:”If a minion is dealt any amount of excess damage by an attack with the overkill keyword,simultaneously deal damage equal to the excess amount to the villain.”I noticed that there is a damage process(on page 14).For the attacked minion and the villain who take damage due to overkill,is each step based on the damage process and is it done simultaneously?

Answer

When an encounter card ability has a player choose between multiple options, they must choose the option they can fully resolve; if there isn’t one, they must choose what they can most fully resolve (see “Choose (Option)” in the rules reference). If Nebula is in Alter-Ego and ready with 1 Technique upgrade when she reveals Inferiority Complex, she must exhaust her Alter-Ego because that’s the option she can most fully resolve. It would be the same if she had no Technique upgrades. If she were in Hero form and chose not to change to Alter-Ego when she revealed the card, then she’d have to choose the second option, and resolve as much of that as possible.

As for overkill, yes, when a minion is dealt damage by an attack with overkill, and the excess damage is simultaneously dealt to the villain, both instances of damage resolve effects in the order listed under “Damage” in the rules reference, and each step is resolved simultaneously for both targets.

— Alex