RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4)

Shadowcat: If Shadowcat, whilst in Phased form, defends an attack from an enemy, that deals indirect damage, can she be…

Question

If Shadowcat, whilst in Phased form, defends an attack from an enemy, that deals indirect damage, can she be assigned any of that damage? Or can I read “cannot take damage” as “cannot be dealt (or assigned) damage”?

Answer

If an enemy’s attack deals indirect damage, that damage is dealt during step 4 of the enemy activation. Assuming Shadowcat was defending the attack while in Phased form, she would still be defending during step 4 of the enemy activation, meaning she would take no damage from the attack.
And yes, she can be assigned damage up to her remaining hit points, per the rules of indirect damage. (If you’ve seen our rulings on “taking” vs “dealing” damage, you can think of it as she can be “dealt” indirect damage while still “taking” no indirect damage.)

-Alex