RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.7)2026-03-19

My main question is regarding Cameo, which is simply: does it allow players to circumvent the Unique rule?…

Question

My main question is regarding Cameo, which is simply: does it allow players to circumvent the Unique rule? Cameo shuffles a hero-specific ally into your deck at step 16 of the game setup. The Unique rule tells us that “a player cannot include multiple matching cards in their deck.” What does it mean to include?
If a card is added during Setup, does that count as being included, or is that just deck customization (i.e. the deck you bring into the game before you even start the setup process.) Also, some follow-up questions for completeness: – what about cards that enter play under your ownership during setup or during play that match a card in your deck? – what about if a card was shuffled into your deck during gameplay and it matched another card in your deck.

Answer

The rule that no more than one copy (by title) of each unique card may be included in a player’s deck is specific to the process of deckbuilding; it does not affect the contents of a deck during a game. Once the players have built their decks and start to set up a game, any unique cards they add to their deck (via Cameo, a scenario instruction, etc.) can match the title of another unique card in their deck.

— Alex