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Expansion card questions: Can you trigger the judoka skill upgrade from the upcoming rogue pack, after defending with a (defense)…

Question

Can you trigger the judoka skill upgrade from the upcoming rogue pack, after defending with a (defense) labeled damage preventing ability like side step and effectively reduce 2 more damage? We’re not sure since the damage has already be calculated and dealt and seems to be past the point of reducing the ATK

Answer

Assuming you weren’t already defending the attack before playing Side Step, then although you could activate Judoka Skill at that time, it wouldn’t change the amount of damage being dealt to you. This is because the damage being dealt is calculated during Step 3 of an Enemy Attack Activation, and Side Step is played as an interrupt during Step 4. Side Step does satisfy the condition “when you defend against an enemy attack” on Judoka Skill, but the -2 ATK from JS doesn’t affect the damage being dealt to you.

-Alex