Marvel Champions Codex

RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4)

Expansion card questions: If I use a (defense) event such as Shield Block to prevent Overkill damage, is it defending against an…

⚠ This ruling is from an older rules version (Hall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4)) and might be outdated.

Question

If I use a (defense) event such as Shield Block to prevent Overkill damage, is it defending against an attack? We have received two answers on this that appear to conflict

Answer

  • No. Taking Overkill damage means that an ally defended for you, was defeated, and you received the excess damage. You were not the “defender” of the attack, the defeated ally was.
  • The first answer I gave on this was not entirely accurate; yes you can play Shield Block to prevent Overkill damage, but doing so has not made you “the defender” of the attack.

— Alex Werner, FFG Game Rules Specialist