Marvel Champions Codex

RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.7)2025-12-17

Context: I am seeking clarification on how cards interact with “removed from the game” and “outside the…

Question

Context: I am seeking clarification on how cards interact with “removed from the game” and “outside the current game” states.

Question (1): If a card is removed from the game, are they now part of your collection? If a card is removed from the game, can you bring that back that same physical card back into the game via Armed to the Teeth ? Or are they prevented from coming back to the current game?

Question (2): In older rulings, Med Lab has had the ability to “retrieve the ally from out-of-play areas (discard pile, victory display, The Collection) so long as the ally was defeated by consequential damage.” Is this still correct? If Odin [KING side] is defeated by consequential damage and thereby is removed from the game, can Med Lab retrieve the Odin?

Question (3): Is there a difference between cards that are “in the game, but out of play” (e.g. set-aside), compared to cards “outside the current game” (e.g. collection)? I believe the FIND is only allowed to find cards that are within the game?

Answer

  1. Once a card is removed from the game, it can’t be returned to the game by any means (e.g. Armed to the Teeth), and it does not become a part of the collection.
  2. Med Lab can target allies from out-of-play areas that are still in the game, such as a player’s discard pile. It cannot target allies that have been removed from the game. Because Odin is removed from the game as a Forced Interrupt, he would be removed from the game before Med Lab’s Response can trigger, making him untargetable.
  3. Because Odin is removed from the game as a Forced Interrupt, he would be removed from the game before Med Lab’s Response can trigger, making him untargetable.
  4. Yes, there is a difference between “in the game, out of play” and “outside the current game.” The examples above lay out some differences, and you’re right that the “Find” keyword can only search “in game” areas.

— Alex