Marvel Champions Codex

RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4)

Core Set questions: Is Overkill damage consider “damage from an attack”? And, if so, why does it not trigger Retaliate?

⚠ This ruling is from an older rules version (Hall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4)) and might be outdated.

Question

Is Overkill damage consider “damage from an attack”? And, if so, why does it not trigger Retaliate?

Answer

Overkill damage is damage from an attack. It does not trigger Retaliate because Retaliate triggers “After this character is attacked…” When your hero takes overkill damage they were not attacked; it was the ally who was attacked.

-Caleb