Trigger & Life

Not every Life is worth the same. A Life can be a card, but sometimes it is only a countdown.

Some cards carry Trigger effects that fire when they are turned up as Life. That can turn taking damage into an advantage.

A hit on your Leader takes a Life card away — and puts it into your hand. Taking damage is therefore a trade: one round less of cushion for one more card. Experienced players tend to settle around two Life. With one Life card left your opponent has to split DON!! across two attacks, and a split attack can be answered. At zero Life a single, heavily pumped attack is enough — and without a blocker there is almost never enough counter power for that. So: take damage early and collect cards, stop late. The turning point is usually the second time you drop to two Life.