Expansion card questions: There was a ruling recently that since Slice and dice and Berserker Barrage make multiple attacks rather…

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There was a ruling recently that since Slice and dice and Berserker Barrage make multiple attacks rather than being single attacks that deal multiple instances of damage (like melee) then cards like warrior skill or wolverines claws would only buff one of the attacks, not all the attacks made. I had assumed that aggressive energy would work the same and if you used it to pay for slice and dice only the first attack would be buffed not both of them. However it’s been pointed out by other players that the wording on aggressive energy is slightly different than warrior skill. Warrior skill says “that attack deals 1 additional damage” but aggressive energy says “that event deals one additional damage” (wolverines claws also say “that attack gains piecing” not “that event…”). Based on this it’s been suggested that while warrior skill or wolverines claws buff one attack made by slice and dice aggressive energy buffs the whole event and so buffs both attacks; meaning slice and dice will make two 4 damage attacks. Is this correct or does aggressive energy only buff the first attack meaning slice and dice makes a 4 damage and then a 3 damage attack. If both attacks are buffed then how does this effect Berserker Barrage? Are all attacks increased to 5 damage if you pay with aggressive energy? With the upcoming rouge pack I assume that if the character touched is attached to leaves play touched goes into rouge’s discard pile then when the player phase begins rouge’s forced response will set it aside again. Can I only use rouge’s ability or energy transfer to attach touched to a character if touched is set aside or attached to another character already? I can’t use those abilities to attach touch from the discard pile can I?

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