CR / RELEASE 2026-07-24
Rule 437.5
Damage can still be assigned to Units in combat that are affected by Prevent. The damage dealt as a result of that assignment will be affected by the Prevent action.
Rule hierarchy
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437PreventDirect children
437.5.aDamage can be assigned to a Unit up to a value that would be Lethal considering the Prevent Value of all Prevent Actions on a Unit, following the normal rules for damage assignment. Example: A unit with 2 [M] is being assigned damage in the combat damage step. The unit has “prevent the first 3 damage I would take each combat.” The unit would need to be assigned 5 damage in order to have lethal damage assigned to it.437.5.bNo amount of damage is ever considered lethal if the Prevent Value is “All.”