RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.7)2026-03-06

I was looking at the rules for Prevent and I’m wondering if damage that gets prevented before it’s dealt is…

Question

I was looking at the rules for Prevent and I’m wondering if damage that gets prevented before it’s dealt is prevented on the deal or take side? A couple examples. Playing Winter Soldiers Arm Block event and then getting the Sonic Boom treachery as a boost card.
Do you exhaust your hero? Triggering Falcons Aerial Evacuation upgrade when an ally you control would be dealt damage from an attack with overkill. Would the overkill damage be dealt to Sam Wilson?

Answer

1. Unless stated otherwise, damage prevention effects reduce the amount of damage “taken” but not “dealt.” Arm Block prevents Winter Soldier from taking damage, but since damage is still dealt, Sonic Boom will still exhaust Winter Soldier.

2. No, Sam Wilson would not take any excess damage from Overkill, though we will need to update the Overkill rules to reflect this. It’s in the rules that an ally with a Tough status card will prevent Overkill damage from being dealt to an identity; Aerial Evacuation should be treated the same way when it comes to Overkill.

— Alex