RulingHall of Heroes (rules 1.0–1.4)

Thor: Previously it was ruled that if you use overkill on Loki, the excess damage would go to the villain then…

Question

Previously it was ruled that if you use overkill on Loki, the excess damage would go to the villain then you’d check to see if he came back to life. What about Stealth Strike? If the damage from the card “kills” Loki, does Stealth Strike also remove 2 threat from a scheme, then checks to see if Loki is dead after?

Answer

The interaction of Stealth Strike and Loki is different from the previous example you mentioned. Overkill does not require the minion to actually be defeated, it just tells you to place excess damage on the villain. Stealth Strike requires that the target enemy be defeated in order to remove 2 threat. If Loki heals himself instead of being defeated, then he was not defeated and you cannot remove 2 threat.

-Caleb