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So really confused about some of the aspects of banding. I was able to find some of my answers but there are still a few things that I don’t get. So if I can get the whole story on banding that would great. Like are the extra characters brought in are like enhancements, is there a leader and if that leader gets defeated does the battle end, stuff like that.

On a side question that’s not banding: if I convert a character does the battle end and I win, and does character stay that way until the game ends?

Banding is an instant ability so if you band multiple characters the band would have to be negated (where the banded characters go back where they came from)

Characters converted in battle go to territory and by default stay converted until reset (going back to hand/deck/discard)

banding counts for numbers and allows characters to activate their special abilities as characters in battle. you still consider the same numbers for battle resolution ie

they block with with a 10/10 evil character and you are rescuing with 2 heroes banded totaling to 8/8, it would be your initiative in battle as the evil character is winning by the numbers

each side combined is considered for the purposes of battle resolution. in the example above a lone 10/10 evil character blocks two banded heroes equaling 8/8 when combined. they would be able to play an enhancement with initiative. if one was christian martyred the other would stay in battle with initiative to play an enhancement and potentially rescue a lost soul.

if no enhancements are played by the heroes in the example they are both defeated in battle and discarded.