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Take shared turn
Both players take one main action and one side action each, in any order
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Play reactions
Each player may play one reaction during each shared player turn and each Chimera turn
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Target any battlefield
Card effects can target ANY battlefield, spell, etc.
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Pass penalty
If you pass as a main action while face-down aspects remain on the opposing battlefield, the Chimera raises one basic rage die one level
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Place units on right
When placing units on any battlefield, place them to the right of all other units; unit positions cannot be changed
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Slide units left
As units leave the battlefield, slide remaining units left to fill gaps
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Declare attackers
Choose any number of unexhausted units you control as attackers
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Determine blockers
Unexhausted units with Defender on the opposing battlefield block, assigned left to right against your attacking line
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Resolve battles
Resolve each battle in your chosen order; unblocked attackers fight the Chimera directly
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Target any Chimera battlefield
You may target a unit on any of the Chimera's battlefields
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Declare single attacker
Choose one unexhausted unit you control as the attacker
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Check for Defender guard
If unexhausted Defender units exist in the same battlefield as the target, the leftmost one that can guard declares as guard
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Roll for Chimera guard
If no Defender guards, roll the behavior die; on 9+, the Chimera guards if able (Chimera can guard any number of times per round)
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Apply blood value
When an aspect is destroyed or discarded from the battlefield, place wound tokens on the Chimera equal to its blood value
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Resolve status abilities
First resolve any status abilities (green box) on aspects in the battlefield, from left to right
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Roll phase
If one or more face-down aspects exist: roll one basic rage die, then roll the behavior die and perform actions indicated on the behavior card
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Attack phase
If no face-down aspects exist, the Chimera attacks with the leftmost unit that can attack
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Pass phase
If no face-down aspects and no units can attack, the Chimera passes
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Flip leftmost aspect
Turn over the leftmost face-down aspect card
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Place status tokens
If the revealed aspect has a status ability, it enters play with status tokens equal to the dots at the top of the green box
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Resolve entry abilities
After revealing, resolve any abilities that trigger when the aspect enters play, targeting the opposing player
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Target by icon
Aspects target the leftmost unit (left claw icon), rightmost unit (right claw icon), or Phoenixborn (jaws icon) of the opposing player
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Redirect if needed
If an aspect cannot target the specified unit, target the next leftmost/rightmost unit; if no units, target the Phoenixborn
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Non-aspect units target Phoenixborn
Units that are not aspects always target Phoenixborn
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Exhaust after attacking
Units exhaust after attacking as normal
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Aspects always counterattack
Aspects counterattack if not exhausted and do not exhaust from counterattacking
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Raise dice levels
When instructed to raise rage dice, flip basic dice to their power side
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Trigger Red Rains
When all 5 rage dice show power faces, place 1 Red Rains token on the Chimera, reset all dice to basic, then continue raising if multiple dice were being raised
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Trigger ultimate
After placing Red Rains tokens, if tokens equal or exceed the ultimate value on the Chimera card, resolve the ultimate card
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Remove tokens
Remove Red Rains tokens equal to the Chimera's ultimate value
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Discard non-owned cards
Discard all cards on the Chimera's battlefield that it doesn't own
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Resolve ultimate effect
Perform the phase-specific effect printed on the ultimate card
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Advance phase
Remove the top ultimate and behavior cards from the game to reveal the next phase (unless already in Phase III)
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Exhaustion increases ultimate
Increase the Chimera's ultimate value by 1 for each exhaustion token on the Chimera or Ultimate cards
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Recover
Perform recovery as usual
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Remove exhaustion
Before removing exhaustion tokens, remove 1 Red Rains token from the Chimera for each exhaustion token on Chimera or Ultimate cards
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Exhaust dice
Exhaust dice as usual
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Place Red Rains
Place 1 Red Rains token on the Chimera for each aspect in play, resolving the Ultimate card if triggered
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Replenish aspects
Add face-down aspect cards until each battlefield has aspects equal to the threat value
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Replenish status tokens
For aspects with status abilities, refill status tokens up to the number of dots shown
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Pass first player token
The token passes between players and the Chimera
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Two players
When the token passes to the Chimera, point it at the player who didn't just have it; the Chimera passes it to that player next round
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Choices
If a player's effect requires the Chimera to choose between options, that player chooses for the Chimera
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Card draw
After the Chimera draws cards from an effect, discard them immediately; fatigued Chimera cannot draw from effects
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Hand effects
Set aside the top 5 cards of the Chimera's draw pile as a hand, return them in random order after resolving
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Blocking
If the Chimera must block without eligible Defenders, use the first eligible non-Defender from left to right
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Guarding restrictions
If the attacker cannot be guarded against (Bypass, Stalk), the Chimera won't guard; select the leftmost Defender that can guard if some are restricted
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Types
Aspects count as allies, conjurations, and units; the Chimera counts as a player, opponent, and Phoenixborn
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Non-aspect units
Units like Blood Puppet can be placed on the Chimera's battlefield; they don't count when adding Red Rains tokens or aspects
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Area effects
Effects affecting all/each something only affect your battlefield and the opposing Chimera battlefield
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Law spells
Spells with "Law" in the title only affect the controlling player and the Chimera when interacting with that player
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Removed aspects
If too many aspects are removed from the game, shuffle removed aspects back and continue adding
