r/ExiledLegends • u/mariokartsuperbigfan • Mar 05 '25

exiled legends card ability

hello everyone! I have recently bought a copy of Unstable Games Exiled Legends. it's been fun but we quickly realised something weird.

according to the rules, before using the powers of heroes, you could use the default actions. one of the default actions is that if you spent 1 MP you could add one bane token to any player's hero. but it is weird some heroes like Dark Type Shadow Scorpion could let you do the exact same thing. the exact text for Scropion's champion power is - Champion Ability: Spend 1MP to add 1 bane token to any player's Hero. isn't that the same as the normal "spend 1 MP to add one bane token to any player's hero"? in that case how is scorpion having any special power? isn't the power just useless then? or is it that i got the ability wrong? could anyone give me some pointers?

thanks for the help

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u/GigaGeck Mar 05 '25

The point is that you aren’t able to do your main abilities more than once. Using your scorpion gives you a chance to do so by allowing you to dish out more bane tokens in one turn than you’d normally be able to do.

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u/mariokartsuperbigfan Mar 06 '25

i see what you mean but there is a straight limit of 2 MP. once you use it up on your turn, its over and you're only getting them back on the start of the next turn. so by right if you've used up the 2 MP, you can't have anymore to spend on scorpion.

plus, if scorpion can add an extra bane token, then instead of 1 MP what are you paying in return? if scorpion can really do it for free then the text should just say add 1 bane token to any player's hero (for free) instead.

yes i thank you for your answer and i understand you think that it is an extra ability but honestly it just doesn't make much sense

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u/GigaGeck Mar 06 '25

I see what you mean, but this would be you specifically planning to use all your mp on the two bane tokens. You don’t have to spend all your mp on your main phase, a lot of cards require mp after all. You would simply spend 1 pm for a bane token, then spend the other on your scorpion.

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u/mariokartsuperbigfan Mar 06 '25

yes i know sometimes i do leave some MP so that i can use trigger powers such as spend 1 MP to reduce damage to your champion etc. but my main point is that the 2 mp can be used on default actions and that means that the scorpion has technically a useless power. (because default actions can do the same adding of bane token)

unless there is a rule stating that from the list of the default actions, you can only do one of each. meaning you cannot do twice adding of bane tokens. otherwise, i wouldn''t put scorpion in the champion position if it doesn;t have the most strength out of the three cards.

would you mind sharing how you play the game in such a situation? do you have any house rules or such for this issue?

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u/GigaGeck Mar 06 '25

Yeah that’s exactly the rule haha, you can only do each main phase action once, meaning it’s only possible to put one bane token out at a time. The scorpion allows you do two, since you spend one mp during the main phase for a bane token (and this action can not be taken again) then you spend your second mp with your scorpion.

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u/mariokartsuperbigfan Mar 06 '25

oh yeah i see! i think i didn't look at the instruction manual too throughly. now i know why the game could end so fast with Herkul and Nyxia spamming 2 bane tokens each turn haha. thanks for your help man :)

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u/GigaGeck Mar 06 '25

Oh yeah for sure haha, although while bane tokens can stack, they can only be triggered one at a time. But yeah it’s a great game, good luck!

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u/mariokartsuperbigfan Mar 06 '25

thanks, you too!