RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4)

Core Set questions: Do the When Defeated abilities resolve before the card is discarded? For Example: if I defeat a HYDRA…

Question

Do the When Defeated abilities resolve before the card is discarded? For Example: if I defeat a HYDRA Soldier with only 1 card in the encounter deck. Is the HYDRA Soldier shuffled into the new deck, or is he the first card in the new discard pile?

Answer

“When Defeated” abilities resolve before that card is discarded. Effectively, the moment the game recognizes that the card is defeated, the “When Defeated” ability goes off. After that, it is placed into the discard pile. In the case of Hydra Soldier and 1 card remaining in the encounter deck, the order of operations is:

Determine that the Hydra Soldier is defeated.
Resolve its “When Defeated” ability, dealing the last encounter card to the engaged player.
The moment the encounter deck is emptied, shuffle the discard pile to make a new encounter deck and place 1 acceleration token on the main scheme.
Discard Hydra Soldier from play.

— Boggs