Labeled Ability

A labeled ability is a triggered ability with a parenthetical following its bold trigger text that designates that ability as an attack, defense, and/or thwart.

• When a player resolves an ability labeled “(attack),” that ability is considered to be an attack made by that player’s identity.

• When a player resolves an ability labeled “(defense),” that ability is considered to be a defense made by that player’s identity.

  • When such an ability is initiated during an attack, the player’s identity becomes the defender of that attack.

• When a player resolves an ability labeled “(thwart),” that ability is considered to be a thwart made by that player’s identity.

• When a player resolves an ability with multiple labels, that ability is considered to be each of the labeled ability types, all made by that player’s identity.

• If a player triggers a labeled ability while their identity has one or more status cards that cancel any of the labeled ability types, the entire ability (except for its costs) is canceled.

  • That identity is not considered to have attacked, defended, or thwarted.

  • Each status card on the player’s identity that cancels any of the labeled ability’s types is removed when that ability is canceled.

    For example, an ability labeled “(attack/thwart)” would remove both a confused status and a stunned status from the identity of the player who triggered the ability. See also: Attack (Player Ability Type), Defend, Thwart

See also

• Attack (Player Ability Type)
• Defend
• Thwart