Abilities

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Abilities are special effects that are used by Troops beyond their normal attacks. These effects are resolved before their attacks, unless the Ability is related to an attack.

A Troop can have multiples of the same Ability, and there is no limit to the number of Abilities that a card can have (beyond space on the card itself). However, a few abilities do not have additional effect when double of it is gained by a unit. (for example: double immune)

Some abilities acting on enemies will not have any effect if enemy is immune.

List of Abilities

Ability	Effect	Affects?	Pass through immune?	Notes
Ally	Gains ability when friendly units of certain Faction is in play.	Varies	Please refer to respective abilities	Human Ally: Gains Whirlwind Elf Ally: Gains Heal 2 Orc Ally: Gains Attack Plus 2 Undead Ally: Gains Regenerate 2 Demon Ally: Gains Firebreath 1
Animated	<Unitname> has a 50% chance of returning to the staging area when destroyed	Self	N/A	Any effects (status effects, Artifacts ad Spells) are discarded when destroyed, even if successfully Animated. The ready of the unit is decreased by 1 of original ready. Ready increase does not stack.
Archery	<Unitname> does double damage against enemy Infantry and Flying units	Enemy	Yes	Only seen on Archers and a few of Cavalry.
Assassinate	Destroys specified unit(s)	Selected random unit	No	Many aspects are linked to this ability. Winning criteria: Details about the ability causing game to end Immune: Artifacts equipped to immune units are protected Reserve: Assassinating units only destroy artifacts carried by they. Assassinate all will destroy all units excluding enemy immune units, and including ally immune units.
Attack Plus +x	Equipping unit receives +x attack until the artifact or/and unit leaves play	Self	Yes	Only seen on Artifacts
Berserk x	<Unitname> gains +x attack each time it is damaged by normal attack	Self	Yes	Does not function against ability-based damage.
Blast x	<Unitname> does x damage to each enemy unit every action	All enemies	No	Takes effect PRIOR to physical damage from the Troop's attack value
Block x	<Unitname> ignores x damage from normal attack	Self	Yes	Normal attacks will not cause any ability status if damage is fully blocked. Cannot defend against ability-based damage
Boost +x	<Unitname> gains Attack Plus x for one turn only	Self	N/A	Does not protect over Sap.
Burn All	All enemies get flaming status.	All enemies in play	No	Contrary to other flaming based abilities, it is not base on combat.
Chain Zap x	Does x damage to all enemies of the same kind	All enemies of the same kind	No	Executed before normal attack
Command x	All allies in specified type other than the unit itself, gain x attack.	All allies in specified type	N/A	The additional attack can be sapped but base attack of unit will be sapped first. Command all applies to every ally in play.
Death Aura	Enemies attacking or being attacked by the unit become cursed, having 50% chance to skip normal attack on its action.	Enemy	No	All abilities are unaffected.
Demoralize x	At start of unit's action, decrease x points of enemy morale	Enemy morale	Yes	Only freeze and trap status can stop the ability.
Deploy	The following abilities will only take place when the unit enters play.	Self	N/A	Entering play from any area does not matter.
Devour x y z	Destroys one friend unit in play with certain specification, gaining +y attack and +z health. No unit to destroy means the unit loses y attack and z health.	Self + One random specified ally	N/A
Destroy x	Cause the specified unit(s) to reach 0 health directly, causing it(them) to go to graveyard.	Selected random units	No	For those killing units, that is renamed Assassinate, though Destroy artifacts is still a current ability.
Disease x	Any unit attacked by <Unitname> becomes diseased, losing x attack and health	Enemy	No	Will not stack with disease itself, only one disease status will take place. Animated units getting diseased before will appear with 1 attack and 1 health less.
Drain	<Unitname> heals 1 health for each damage dealt to an enemy unit with a normal attack	Self	Yes	Unit cannot gain more health than it started with (or if this was boosted by an Artifact, the highest allowed value). If the unit has other Abilities that damage, that damage will not credit the unit's health
Drainbolt x	Does x damage to a random enemy unit, healing the same amount of health to unit	One random enemy and self	No	Unit cannot gain more health than it started with (or if this was boosted by an Artifact, the highest allowed value). Will gain only part of full value if victim has lower health than bolt damage.
Explode x	When <Unitname> is destroyed, it does x damage to its opposing unit and adjacent enemy units	Enemy and the two units adjecent to it	No	If destroyed with no opposing unit, "splash" damage still takes effect. Spash damage only affects units to the immediate right or left of opposing slot, and if those units are already destroyed, no effect on that side
Fear	Cause Boost -1 to opposing and adjacent enemies each turn.	Enemy and the two units adjecent to it	Unknown	Unknown if multiple fear in same turn stacks, but Fear will only last one turn, meaning one Fear unit can not cause -2 or less attack on any single enemy units.
Firebolt x	Deals a random number of damage, between 1 and x, to a random enemy.	Random enemy	No
Firebreath x	Deals x damage to enemy, and cause burning status.	Enemy	No	Reflect does not work against this ability. Immune will prevent all effects.
Flaming	When <Unitname> is damaged or damages an enemy, it gives burning status to enemy, causing it to lose 1 health upon end of each turn	Enemy	No	Effect only applied once per attack. Burning all is a spell ability that burn all enemies without immune abilities.
Flying	<Unitname> cannot be attacked be normal attacks without archery or flying abilities. Archery deals double damage to it.	Self	N/A	Multiple flying do not stack.
Frenzy	<Unitname> gains +x attack each time it successfully damages enemy by normal attack	Self	N/A	0 attack will effectively make the ability useless. Block is also useful for most frenzy attacks.
Gain x	The specified unit(s) gains health, attack, or ability.	Self or/and Ally	N/A	Give is identical to Gain except the unit with Gain cannot benefit.
Gain Morale x	Increase x points of player's morale	Player morale	N/A	Cannot boost over the initial amount of morale.
Harass x	At the start of unit's action, add x ready to the lowest ready enemy in staging area.	One enemy with lowest ready in staging area	Yes	Harass all would increase ready on all staging enemies
Heal x	<Unitname> heals the most damaged friendly unit x health each turn	One ally with lowest health	N/A	Heals happen prior to normal attacks and other Abilities. Does not remove Disease or Poison. Heal, heal is equivalent to 2 seperate heal abilities in one action. Will heal in the following order if health is equal: itself if most damaged, left to right on battle line
Health +x	Equipping unit receives +x health	Self	N/A	If health is over normal maximum, health will be displayed as blue. Any heal effects will be effective to the increased maximum
Icebolt x	Does x damage to a random enemy unit, having 50% possibility to freeze an enemy, disabling his/her next attack	One random enemy	No	Will target repeated enemy. Will even target frozen enemy, but freeze status will not stack.
Immune	Many of the abilities acting towards the unit stop functioning.	Self	N/A	List of blockable abilities: Blast, Burn all, Chain zap, Death aura, Disease, Drainbolt, Explode, Firebolt, Firebreath, Flaming, Icebolt, Poison, Retaliate, Sap, Trap, Zap
Increase Burn	Causes 3 damage to all burning enemies	All burning enemies	Unknown
Lose Morale x	Causes player morale to decrease by x as unit is put into battle area from graveyard or staging area	Player morale	N/A	Can cause morale of player to 0 and force a defeat.
Lover	If another lover unit is in play, attack +1 and health +2.	Self	N/A	Multiple lovers do not stack the effect.
No Enemy Attacks	Skips all enemy attack next turn.	All enemies	Unknown	Enemies can still use heal apart from regenerate.
Pay Life x	Loses x points of life at the end of unit's action	Self	N/A	Can destroy the unit.
Poison x	Any unit attacked by <Unitname> takes x additional damage at the end of their next turn	Enemy	No	Damage takes effect after unit's next attack phase. Heal effect happen prior to attacks, so will always deal x damage to target. Poison all affects all enemies
Prevent Burn	All enemy units cannot cause burning status to ally units during the turn.	All enemies	Unknown
Protect x	Except the unit itself, all other units falling into the type in protection get +x health until the unit dies	All allies in specified type	N/A	Allies die if protecting unit dies to cause those allies to fall under 0 health.
Rage	Attack Plus 3 when health is at 2, 1(See notes)	Self	N/A	No units can get 0 health while getting rage, since no artifacts and spells give rage, and all units with rage are at least 3 health. Rage burn gives Boost +3 to burning allies.
Reanimate	Places a random unit from the graveyard in to play	Allies in graveyard	N/A	Usually only seen as a Spell. Does not function if no ally is in graveyard.
Reclaim x	Places x random unit(s) from the graveyard to staging area	Allies in graveyard	N/A	Does not function if no ally is in graveyard.
Reflect x	Deals x damage to enemies using zap, icebolt, drainbolt, firebolt or chain zap to attack the unit.	Attacking enemies	No	Those infesting status do not trigger reflect. Also, Snipe and Firebreath pass through reflect safely.
Regenerate x	<Unitname> regenerates x health per action	Self	N/A	Regeneration happens just after attack before burning and poison damage take place, including undead ally, however artifact-based regeneration will take place after poison and burning damage.
Remove Flying	Remove one random enemy's flying status.	One random flying enemy	N/A	Remove all flying (Spell ground) removes all fly status of enemy units.
Retaliate x	Any unit attacking <Unitname> receives x damage	Enemy	No	Damage takes effect even if unit is destroyed
Rush x	Removes x Ready counters from a card in the players staging area with the highest ready rating	Highest current ready valued ally (turn based)	N/A	Highest current ready rating, not initial. If no cards in staging area, no effect
Sabotage	A card with the highest ready rating in the opponent's staging area is sent to the graveyard	Highest current ready valued enemy (turn based)	Yes	Only seen as a spell
Sacrifice	The following effect will only take place when unit gets 0 health (Unsummon will not trigger it)	Self	N/A
Sap x	Any unit attacked by <Unitname> loses x attack	Enemy	No	If an unit is reduced to 0 attack it will not further reduce. A 0 attack unit just equipping a sword of prowess will get to 3 attack, regardless of how many time it was sapped.
Slayer	Always deal enough damage to kill the enemy in certain specification being attacked. Igonres all defensive effects.	Enemy	Yes	The slayer specifications available: Orc, Undead, Demon, Dragon, Barrier, Giant (3 or more attack)
Sneak Attack x	The first attack since entering battlefield will increase attack by x. The bonus is removed after that.	Self	Yes	Entering play from graveyard does not disable sneak attack.
Spearhead	Gains 1 attack at attack stage for each ally in play. Readjusted at every attack.	Self	Yes	Immune to sap.
Trample	Unit deals double damage to Archer units	Enemy	Yes	Unit doesn't have to be of the Cavalry class, but the target unit has to have Archer card type. Units with just Archery Ability (Heroes, flying or cavalry) will not take double damage.
Trap	<Unitname> traps a random enemy unit each action, causing that enemy to lose its next action. The success rate is 75%	One random enemy or Opposing enemy	No	Will not target an enemy which has already been trapped. Will target an enemy being frozen but not trapped. Trap opposing will always target the opposing enemy.
When Pigs Fly	Attack increases by 2 if unit is flying	Self	N/A	As it indicates, the ability is only for warpigs.
Whip x	<Unitname> whips a friendly Beast unit each turn, doing x damage to it and increasing its attack x	One random beast	Unknown	Only units with card type as Beast will be affected. No effect otherwise. May destroy Beast if health reduced to 0
Wound	All heal abilities will no longer target the unit, and removes all current regenerates from unit.	Enemy	Unknown
Zap x	Does x damage to a random enemy unit	One random enemy	No	Single target Troop. If no valid target, no effect. Executed before normal attack. Zap, Zap is an unique ability from stormbringer, it is treated as 2 seperate zap attacks.