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So these are probably really basic questions but I still need to ask them.

1. When making a rescue attempt can you 'attack' with more than one hero?

2. The "Son of God" Card ... Can it rescue the your own Lost Soul?

There'll be more... 

thanks for responding! thats awesome.

A second welcome from me. 

"Banding" abilities allow you to put more than one character into battle.

Example:



So, in that case, you can attack with James Son of Zebedee and he "bands" John into battle, leaving you rescuing with 2 heroes.

so when banding, lets say heros, and a card that says "all heros (-*,-*)" means that both james and john would go down (*,*) or just their total?

thanks guys! that helps.

I still have more questions so here goes.  

1. When banding I can band as many characters as I want/am able to. Is there a limit?

2. When I have all these characters in the battle field (lets say I have 3 evil characters band together) Their numbers are added together... are the dealt with separately or as one unit?
   Example: If I am using "Lot's Wife" -"May band with any Evil Character." and I band to two other evil characters(one that is Crimson and one that is Brown.) Then I want to use enhancements. Can I only use a black one on Lot's Wife since she is the one banding or could I play a crimson one on the crimson one and/or a brown one on the brown one?  

3. Immune - If I'm using Lot's Wife (which is Black) and I band to a Crimson and am blocking a hero. Then the opponent plays an enhancement that makes the hero immune to black evil characters.
Is the hero now immune to both because Lot's Wife is the one banding or is the crimson evil character now the only one able to block?

4. If Lot's Wife is banding together 3 evil characters and the opponent plays a card that discards her from play. does the battle end or does the other two evil characters stay band together and still block?

5. Can you capture a hero/evil character without having a fortress? If so where do they go and how can they be rescued?

Thanks again! I'm sure they will be more.

I find it very inspiring that a new playing is asking so many questions about to the game to learn it effectively. And no better place to ask than here. Good luck. and i shall help to answer if nobody beats meh to it lolz

In case you want confirmation, browarod is correct in all his answers.

Kudos to you browarod for the continuous correction of the misunderstanding with banding by Punkrat in regards to Lot's Wife.  

thank you that is very helpful.

I do have a question about cards that band to one than one character. ie. High Priest Annas can band to all Pharisees and Sadducees. If he's ability isn't negated but he's discarded from battle does the other Pharisees and Sadducees stay banded together?

How do you know its a demon?

Yes, the other characters would remain in battle if Annas is discarded but not negated.

Most newer demons will have "Demon" in the identifier line right underneath their art box. For older cards, the verse will sometimes give hints that it's a demon, or if the art is something non-human looking then it's probably a demon. You can look up cards on the REG (located here) to double check as it gives identifiers such as demon, testament, civilization, and unique/generic status.

*instaposted with Soul Seeker* He is correct as well.

Yep, Lying Spirit is indeed a demon.

Here is a list of all the demons: Straight from the reg


Abaddon the Destroyer (L), Abaddon the Destroyer (UL), Admiral (AW), Bear (DL), Bear (DU), Beast from the Earth (L), Beast from the Earth (UL), Beast from the Earth (Wa), Beast from the Sea (L), Beast from the Sea (UL), Beast from the Sea (Wa), Blinding Demon (Pi), Controlling Demon (Ap), Crippling Demon (Pi), Cubus (AW), Deafening Spirit (Pi), Death & Hades (Wa), Deceiving Spirit (FF), Demon behind the Idol (Pi), Demon in Armor (Pa), Evil Angel (Pi), Evil Angel (Wa), Evil Spawn (DL), Evil Spawn (DU), Evil Spawn (Pi), Fallen Angel (Pi), Fallen Angel (Wa), Foul Spirit (E), Frog Demons (L), Frog Demons (UL), Frog Demons (P), Frog Demons (Wa), Injuring Demon (Pi), King of Tyrus (Pi), King of Tyrus (Wa), Legion (Ap), Legion (Di), Locust from the Pit (BL), Locust from the Pit (BU), Locust from the Pit (DL), Locust from the Pit (DU), Locust from the Pit (G), Locust from the Pit (L), Locust from the Pit (UL), Locust from the Pit (Wa), Lying Spirit (F), Mary's Seven Demons (FF), Messenger of Satan (Ap), Morg (AW), Morgan (AW), Obsidian Minion (Black) (AW), Obsidian Minion (Gold-1) (AW), Obsidian Minion (Gold-2) (AW), Obsidian Minion (Gold-3) (AW), Obsidian Minion (Grey) (AW), Panic Demon (Black) (AW), Panic Demon (Brown) (AW), Panic Demon (Crimson) (AW), Panic Demon (Gold) (AW), Panic Demon (Grey) (AW), Panic Demon (P), Panic Demon (Pale Green) (AW), Possessing Demon (Ap), Prince of Greece (Pi), Prince of Greece (Wa), Prince of Persia (Di), Prince of Persia (Pr), Prince of the Air (Pi), Prince of this World (Pi), Prince of this World (Wa), Prince of Tyrus (Pi), Prince of Tyrus (Wa), Que (AW), Red Dragon (G), Red Dragon (L), Red Dragon (UL), Red Dragon (Wa), Seizing Spirit (Pi), Seven Wicked Spirits (FF), Shadow (AW), Spirit of Doubt (AW), Spirit of Temptation (TP), Strong Demon (Di), Strong Demon (DL), Strong Demon (DU), Strong Demon (G), The Bear (RA), The Goat with Horn (Di), The Ram with Two Horns (Di), The Terrifying Beast (RA), The Thief (Pi), The Winged Leopard (RA), The Winged Lion (RA), Trembling Demon (FF), Unclean Spirit (E), Wandering Spirit (Ap), and Wandering Spirit (TP)

"3. The hero would only be immune to Lot's Wife and black enhancements played on her, so you could still use crimson enhancements to defeat them in battle. Also, the toughness (/*) of Lot's Wife is still used in calculating whether your evil characters are dying by numbers."


So if the the card was ignoring black Brigade. ... what happens then?

What happens if some one runs out of cards in their draw pile?