Types of Main Deck Cards Units are played exhausted on your turn, either to Spells do what they say they do, then go to the trash. your base or to a battlefield you control. (See Moving, They’re never on the board, even if they affect things Conquering, and Control.) A unit with damage on it that are on the board. equal to or greater than its Might is killed and put in the trash. Champions are units. Timing of Playing Cards and Abilities By default, you can play cards and activate abilities ACTIONS can be played on your turn as normal, but only on your turn when there’s no combat occurring and can a lso be played during showdowns, including during nothing else is being played. Some cards have keywords combat. (See Combat.) that allow them or their abilities to also be played at other times. These keywords mostly appear on spells, REACTIONS can be played on your turn or during but can also appear on units or their abilities. showdowns, but can also be played before another spell or ability resolves—so the Reaction resolves first! Abilities that ADD Energy or Power, like the innate abilities of runes, can’t be reacted to. They happen immediately.
