Combat

OPERATIONS make up the brunt of the engagements over the battlefield. Strategic maneuvering and timely actions are key to controlling the battlefield.

Movement

An operator may move exactly 1 tile in cardinal directions per point of whenever movement is used under combat operations, in a singular, continuous action(once an operator stops moving, even if the maximum is not traveled, the OPERATION is considered resolved). This movement can never be through or occupy a tile with another operator unless otherwise specified (phasing).

A minimum of 1 tile must be traveled in any movement, up to a maximum of an operator’s listed [after any modifiers (+/-) to an operator’s attribute]. The same applies whenever movement is listed as a flat number, except that these values are not affected by attribute modifiers. Movement (min. 2 ) out of, then into the moving operator’s previous tile is valid in adhering to the minimum requirement.

Like all OPERATIONS, movement is resolved based on .

Ability Range ▨▨▨

An operator’s abilities are almost always accompanied by their respective range, denoted by the number of ▨s next to the attribute. All attribute ranges, like movement apply cardinally (no diagonal effects) unless stated otherwise. Generally, the following applies to most abilities:

• Operators choose a specific tile within the ability’s range for its effects to be applied, unless all or adjacent (without a number of targets specified) is included in the text.
• Adjacent and next to refer to the 4 cardinal tiles beside the operator from which the ability originates unless specified otherwise.
• If an ability deals , any modifications to an operator’s is applied to every instance of the ability’s use until the modification ends or is removed.
• Abilities are directional, and always deal to the first enemy operator in the line of attack unless effects specify otherwise (piercing), but may always bypass allied operators in the line of attack.
• Abilities which deal cannot target ally operators unless specified otherwise.
• In cases where piercing (x) is in effect, from the ability can additionally hit a target behind other enemy operators within the ability’s range.
• Innates which deal include allies as legal targets unless specified otherwise.
• In the event where there are multiple legal targets for from an innate, go clockwise from 12 o’clock to determine the target of the .

Communicating Orders

1. When operators are deployed, the tile to which you intend to deploy an operator into must be declared (but not which operator), and is reserved until the resolution of the deployment. This means that until the deployment resolves, no movement may be executed into or through the tile, and effects which rely on adjacency (reinforce) check the validity of the conditions at the time of declaring the deployment (if an ally is removed before a deployment resolves, the operator is still deployed into the intended tile.)
2. Declare OPERATIONS clearly before doing/resolving them, including:
   1. If it is a move, ability or Ult
   2. The operator who will be executing the OPERATION
   3. The targets of abilities or Ults (if any).
   4. The activation of any triggers (effects without “you may” must be triggered).
3. Whenever an OPERATION is declared, the enemy Commander may declare a valid response (if any). If a response is declared:
   1. Check for + Modifiers applied on both declared OPERATIONS.
      1. When referencing of a non-combat OPERATIONS, refer to the value of the card that will be played. The for all OPERATIONS is 4.
      2. In the case of the deployment, reference the value of the operator being deployed.
   2. The effects with highest will then resolve first followed by the next highest . (In ties, priority goes to the (active) Commander - whose turn it is).
   3. Resolve effects in the following order:
      1. If the OPERATION were to require you to discard OR retire a card to pay for the OPERATION, do it now.
         • Note: In the case of operators being defeated or unable to use their or Ult, you must still discard/retire the card.
      2. Resolve the effects of tactics and battleplans if their stated effects are applicable.
      3. Resolve all “when you discard” effects.
      4. Resolve the following, one at a time in order:
         1. Resolve fully the effects of the OPERATION with the highest .
            • If the action was non-combat related then resolve the card used in the OPERATION.
            • If the OPERATION was combat-related, perform the Ult, or movement for the active operator as declared.
         2. Gain 3 OPPORTUNITY after the OPERATION is resolved. Perform any AFTER OPERATIONS effects, if any.
         3. Resolve fully the effects of the next OPERATION in the intiative order, and so forth.
      5. If an operator was defeated, remove them from the battlefield and retire the card. Score 1 CP per rank of defeated enemy operators.

Whenever an action would fulfil the condition of more than one protocol, you will be able to trigger all of them - however, you cannot trigger multiple cards with the same name with a single action. You must also fully resolve the effects of each protocol before the others, but may order them as you please (if they have the same trigger).