Marvel Champions Codex

RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4)

Expansion card questions: Trying to understand how to use Med Lab from the new Rogue pack correctly. The card has the following text:…

⚠ This ruling is from an older rules version (Hall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4)) and might be outdated.

Question

Trying to understand how to use Med Lab from the new Rogue pack correctly. The card has the following text: Response: After an ally is defeated by consequential damage, exhaust Med Lab → place it here. (Limit 1 ally at a time.) 1) After the ally is defeated – this timing point would also be after the ally has entered the discard pile yes? Like with Operation Zero Tolerance this means Med Lab interacts with an out of play zone correct? If so, like OZT it can also retrieve the ally from the Victory Display? And also The Collection in the Infiltrate the Museum Scenario? 2) I’m not sure what is meant by “place it here” – is this the same as saying that the card is attached to Med Lab, or is there a distinction? Is it face down? If face up does it count against my ally limit and is any other text on active apart from the name/unique icon? (I’m assuming if face up it’s to prevent another copy by name of the ally from entering play)

Answer

  1. Yes; the ally would have entered the discard pile when Med Lab’s response can be triggered, and Med Lab is able to retrieve the ally from out-of-play areas (discard pile, victory display, The Collection) so long as the ally was defeated by consequential damage.
  2. The ally should be treated as “attached” and “out of play” while placed on Med Lab. It does not count toward your ally limit, it does not count as a unique ally in play, and its abilities are not in effect while it’s placed on Med Lab.

-Alex