Marvel Champions Codex

RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4)

Core Set questions: If I play Justice Card “Clear the Area” and remove the last threat on side scheme “Power Drain”. Do I draw a…

⚠ This ruling is from an older rules version (Hall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4)) and might be outdated.

Question

If I play Justice Card “Clear the Area” and remove the last threat on side scheme “Power Drain”. Do I draw a card from resolving “Clear the Area” before I resolve the “When Defeated” effects from Power Drain?

Answer

Power Drain’s “When Defeated” ability triggers before the second sentence of Clear the Area. The order of operations is:

  1. Use the first sentence of Clear the Area to remove threat from Power Drain.
  2. The game recognizes that Power Drain has no threat, which defeats the scheme. Power Drain’s “When Defeated” ability triggers at this time (before it is discarded).
  3. Discard Power Drain from play.
  4. Resolve Clear the Area’s second sentence

— Boggs