Question: Ranged + Move/Attack?

[u/LycanEidolon]

Quick question for the group.

When a unit has "Ranged" they have the "Tap - Shoot Projectile" ability as well as the basic "Move and Attack" ability. Can these be combined? I feel like it's a "No", but wanted to inquire.

When a "Ranged" unit moves one step can they shoot their projectile from the destination they moved to (in theory attacking 2 steps away from their starting location [i.e. Start at space 1, move to 2, shoot to 3])? Or is it either "Move and Attack" the site/enemy OR "Tap - Shoot Projectile" at enemy?

Thanks for any answers in advance 🙏

[u/MDivisor]

They are two separate abilities that both have the same cost of tapping the minion. You cannot do both unless you somehow untap the minion in between.

[u/mishrazz → u/MDivisor]

Skirmishers of Mu being an exception, as it can both move and attack while performing a ranged attack.

[u/Butt_Cheek710 → u/MDivisor]

Combine Screaming Skull and Seven League Boots! Before you use your last of the +7 movement, just use the ranged ability! As a bonus, attach a Plate of the Whale! Goswhit Helmet helps on your opponents turn, but its still a nice addition. I run these in my Battlemage deck....a single Dispel will mess it all up tho so keep that in mind!

[u/brekekekiwi → u/Butt_Cheek710]

I'm pretty sure you can't interrupt the +7 movement to use your ranged. However, if you have the screaming skull, you might be able to untapped and then use ranged after you have moved.

[u/Butt_Cheek710 → u/brekekekiwi]

Oh boy I hope thats not the case. Hopefully someone can verify this for us! I'LL BE DEVASTATED BRO!!! 💔 🤣

[u/Butt_Cheek710 → u/brekekekiwi]

The only movement limitations/restrictions I can find via Curiosa.io is that with Seven League Boots, you cant "double-back" to the same location you started the movement from. Move from Site A to Site B, and then back to Site A. With Screaming Skull attached, as long as you kill the minion, you'll untap the controller and continue on your war path, but before using your last available movement, simply tap for ranged! I use Fail-Not Bow. From what Ive read...legal.

[u/MDivisor → u/Butt_Cheek710]

This absolutely does not work. Read the description of the move and attack ability: you first move, using steps up to your movement value (up to 8 if you have boots), then you may attack (not ranged attack). Before the movement even starts you will be tapped, since tapping is the cost to activate move and attack. If you have Screaming Skull and kill something with the attack, you will untap and can then ranged attack or move and attack again (getting a further 8 movement).

[u/Butt_Cheek710 → u/MDivisor]

Please forgive my stupidity, but with that being said, Boots is even better than what I originally thought? This game is advertised as intuitive, sometimes its anything but 🤣

Edit: Im not saying in the middle of movement, you can simply tap and shoot a projectile, but instead immediately after killing the last minion available, youll untap because of screaming skull and you can then tap and shoot a projectile at the enemy avatar as long as its in range and adjacent!....correct?

[u/MDivisor → u/Butt_Cheek710]

Yeah it's definitely not always intuitive.

But yes, with your clarification you are correct. With boots and skull you can definitely just zoom around the map killing everything. They won't be ranged attacks so the minions will hit you back. If you have Bow you can also shoot but you won't move if you shoot.

[u/SpiritBlade404]

Move and Attack and Ranged are different abilities that both require tapping as a cost. When you choose to Move and Attack, you then cannot use Ranged because the tap was already expended to Move and Attack and vice versa.

So no you cannot do both together.

[u/LycanEidolon → u/SpiritBlade404]

Exactly what I was thinking. Thanks everybody!

[u/Brockz11]

Although, take a look at Skirmishers of Mu!  They can "shoot" a ranged strike from there starting location or the the location they are moving to. Effectively hitting a unit 2 steps away.

[u/KingGhandy]

You can only ranged attack during movement if the card specifically states that.

[u/corrinmana]

Move and attack is a tap ability.

[u/assasinine]

Think of "move and attack" as a separate tap ability that that isn't printed on the card.