Marvel Champions Codex

RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4)

Core Set questions: How does retaliate interact with responses to the attack? For example, if Hulk attacks Whiplash, does…

⚠ This ruling is from an older rules version (Hall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4)) and might be outdated.

Question

How does retaliate interact with responses to the attack? For example, if Hulk attacks Whiplash, does retaliate activate before or after his forced response?

Answer

Retaliate is a constant ability, which means it is constantly checking the game state for its triggering condition and it resolves immediately after it is met. This means it resolves immediately after Whiplash is attacked before any other response effects can trigger, so Hulk’s forced response would be resolved after the retaliate keyword.

-Caleb