A band ability brings a character into battle to assist another character that is already in the battle.
How to Play[]
Banding an opponent's character into battle causes you to take control of that character until the character leaves battle. A band ability is instantaneous. A band abilities target the cards that are to be brought into battle.
Default Conditions[]
- Targets must be in a territory or in holder's hand.
Special Conditions[]
- A unique character can only enter the field of battle once per turn. A unique character in a battle is protected from entering another battle via a band ability while it remains in battle. A unique character in a battle that leaves the battle is protected from entering any battle via a band ability until the end of the turn.
- When a banding ability adds multiple cards into battle, add them in any order and activate them one at a time in the order the cards were added. Exception: Abilities that add other characters to battle activate after all other abilities on cards banded into battle.
Clarifications[]
- Any ability that adds a character to a side of the battle where at least one other character is present is a band ability. Exceptions: Copy and Convert abilities that allow a non-character card to become a character are not band abilities.Abilities that allow a second character to join the battle should be played as if they allowed an additional character to join the battle.
- The phrases “band with” and “join the battle” all mean ”band to.”