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FAQ & ERRATA

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: Q: When the rules reference the ‘end’ of a measuring tool, what
does that mean?
Below you will find a list of frequently asked questions and
A: The end of a movement tool is the curved portion of the
clarifications to the Marvel Crisis Protocol miniatures game. end of the tool. When the end is placed in contact with a
character, the characters base must touch both points on the
CORE RULES: tool. The end of a range tool is the flat portion of the tool.
When using a Range tool to measure players must use the
Q: Some times a rule tells a player to push a character toward flat end to the flat end and may not use opposite corners to
or away from a token. What happens if the character’s base is measure distance.
centered on the token?
A: In this case the character can be pushed in any direction. Q: I have two characters with the Bodyguard Reactive
Superpower, Captain America and Okoye. An enemy character
attacks an allied character, and I choose to use this superpower
Q: What happens if a character picks up or gets an Objective to change the target of the attack to Captain America. Can I then
token placed on them, but they cannot hold Objective tokens? choose to use bodyguard again on Okoye and have her become
A: A character that cannot hold Objective tokens cannot pick up the target of the attack instead of Captain America?
or have objective tokens placed on them in any way. A: Yes, you can! When a player has multiple reactive abilities
they can choose the order in which they resolve inside of the
Q: When a rule says that a character may modify or reroll Failure window of their use, but all requirements of the ability must
(o) results, does that mean that I can reroll as many failures as I be met at the time of their use.
roll?
A: No, it does not. When a rule states this it is giving the player Q: If a superpower or attack has a power cost of X and
permission to break the Core Rules of the game that state a something reduces its cost, what happens?
player may not modify or reroll Failure (o) results. A player A: Superpowers or attacks with a cost of X cannot have their
must still have an effect that grants a modification or a reroll to cost reduced.
use on any Failures (o) they have rolled.
Q: When a character is making a Beam or Area attack and an
Q: When an effect grants a character cover, if I attack them from effect moves the character part of the way through resolving all
within Range (i) 2, do they still benefit from cover? of the attacks, what happens?
A: Yes, they do. The Range (i) 2 restriction for cover only A: Range is measured before any attacks are made - all characters
applies to how cover is gained from terrain. Effects will list any that are were in range at the start of the attack are still considered
requirements they may have for a character gaining cover. to be in range. Range is not measured again from this new position.

Q: When an effect lists multiple things happening but I cannot do Q: When a character is making a Beam or Area attack and an
part of the effect, do the other portions of the effect still happen? effect Dazes or KO’s the attacking character, what happens?
A: Superpowers or special rules that list a series of events that A: No additional attacks are made and the attack ends.
are related must meet each event for the next event to occur. For
example, the Martial Prowess super power states Gamora rolls 5
defense dice instead of her normal defense. It then goes on to state Q: Terrain Sizes list 1 through 5 in the rule book, can I have
if she suffers no damage from the attack an effect occurs. If she were larger terrain than that?
to use Martial Prowess and something else were to occur causing A: Yes, you can! However, you should be careful when creating
her to no longer roll defense dice the secondary effect would not battlefields that contain terrain larger than Size 5. Make sure
occur. any terrain of Size 6 or larger does not interfere with characters
Some special rules will also list additional effects. When this access to Objective tokens as it will be very difficult for
happens either a line break will separate the effects or the word characters to traverse Size 6 or larger terrain features.
Additionally will appear showing that this is now a new effect.

Q: When a character throws a terrain feature, is this distance

Q: I think I can throw a character so it will collide with two other measured from the character or from the terrain?
characters at the same time? What do I do?
A: When a character throws a terrain feature measure the
A: If players determine that a thrown character would collide distance of the throw from the character performing the throw,
with multiple characters simultaneously the player performing
not from the terrain feature being thrown. 
the throw chooses one of the two (or more) characters to suffer
the collision of the throw. Q: If Ultron is KO’d by an effect before attack damage is dealt
and uses The Age of Ultron to “revive”, does he still take the
normal attack damage or any other effects that occur after he
Q: When a character is standing on top of a terrain feature and
was KO’d?
attacks a character that is not, when measuring range do I take
into account the angle down to the board? A: No, he does not. Once KO’d no more effects of the attack can
apply to a character even if they are brought back by an effect
A: No, you do not. The measuring tool should be held parallel to
before those effects would apply.
the board and the vertical distance between the character and the
target is not taken into account when measuring.

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Q: Which effects modify dice? Q: If a Team Tactic Card does not specify the source of its effects
(such as for a Throw), what is the source?
A: “Modify”, “reroll”, and “change” effects modify dice. “Count
as” and “treat as” effects do NOT modify dice. A: If a card does not specify, the character that played the Team
Tactic Card is the source of its effects. If multiple characters
played the card, they are all the source.
CHARACTERS:
Q: If the Freedom Force leadership from Mystique is used to CRISIS CARDS:
place a token on an objective that already has a token placed on
it from Freedom Force, who secures the objective? Q: If the scenario cards have the same or similar placement of
tokens and there is overlap where do you place the tokens? Is
A: The player that has most recently placed a Freedom Force token
on the objective secures the objective.
it fine to just put them on top of each other?
A: Yes! The tokens are stacked on top of each other.
Q: If two players in a game are both playing Magneto, can one
Magneto benefit from the other Magneto’s Metallic Constructs?
Q: When setting up a scenario, do I measure from the center of
A: No, each Magneto puts their own Metallic Constructs into play. the Objective token or the edge?
Their rules reference and affect only their own Metallic Constructs.
A: When placing objective tokens during set up measure to the
center of the token.
Q: When Iron Man uses Friday AI, does it affect all my attacks
made with Unibeam or only the first attack? 
A: Because Friday AI affects ALL attack rolls from the next attack Q: Can you drop an objective token?
action made it will add +2 dice to ALL Unibeam attacks. Keep in A: A character holding an objective token cannot drop it voluntarily.
mind that most effects like this on other characters only affect the
NEXT attack made by a character.
ERRATA
Q: When a character is Dazed and has a Leadership ability does From time to time there may be a typo that needs correcting or
my team still gain the benefit of that Leadership? a rule that requires updating on a printed card. If that is the case
A: Yes, they do! When a character is Dazed they retain their we will list any updates below.
Leadership abilities, but not superpowers. Leadership abilities
are not superpowers. However, a Leadership ability no longer Core Set [CP01] Black Widow Stat Card: Replace the Alter Ego
benefits a squad once the character is KO’d. with Natasha Romanoff.

Q: If Doctor Octopus is defending against a character that Drax & Ronan [CP20] Ronan the Accuser Stat Card: Replace the
can modify his dice and rolls a Critical p, but that die is later text of the Accuser superpower with the following text:
changed to a blank, does he gain power from Scientific Hubris?
If an enemy effect would cause this character to be Dazed or KO’d, it
A: Because Scientific Hubris takes affect “After the effect is may use this superpower. It is not Dazed or KO’d. After the effect is
resolved” the result must be in the final roll. Doctor Octopus resolved, this character advances 1, makes one attack targeting the
would not gain a power in this case.
enemy character that caused the effect, and is then Dazed or KO’d.

Q: M.O.D.O.K. has targeted Black Widow with his Doomsday Thanos [CP25] Ultimate Encounter Tip Card [Cosmic Threat]:
Chair attack. Captain America then used his superpower Add the following sentence to All That For A Drop Of Blood:
Bodyguard to change the target to himself. The Whirling Blades Then flip this character’s card over to the Injured side.
special rule says I can make another Doomsday Chair attack, but
I cannot choose the Original Target for the second attack. Which
character is the Original Target? Angela & Enchantress [CP28] Angela Stat Card: Replace the
text of the Living Ribbons superpower with the following text:
A: When rules state Original Target they are referring to the
target of the previous attack - so in this case that would be While an Enemy character is advancing or climbing it cannot place the
Captain America. You could select Black Widow for the second movement tool overlapping this characters base. Enemy characters cannot
Doomsday Chair attack. reroll or change attack dice when targeting this character with attacks.

TACTIC CARDS: Replace the text of Angelic Assassin superpower with the
following text:
Q: When I use the Ricochet Blast Team Tactic card do I have to
use an attack action to make the attack? If this character Dazes or KO’s an enemy character with an attack
A: Yes! The Team Tactic card itself gives Iron Man access to the during its activation, this character may use this superpower. After the
attack profile - he must still spend an action to make the attack. attack is resolved, this character immediately advances 1, then makes
a Xiphos, the Sword of the Stars attack. This superpower can be used
only once per turn.
Q: When using the Ricochet Blast tactic card does Iron Man need
Line of Sight to Captain America to bounce his blast off the shield?
A: No line of sight is needed from Iron Man to Captain America
to use this card.

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Angela & Enchantress [CP28] Grievous Wounds Tactic Card: Captain America & War Machine [CP38] Captain America Stat
Replace the second paragraph with: Card: Replace the text of the All New, All Different Leadership
ability with the following text:
If the target character is dealt j by this attack, the target character When this character or another allied non-Grunt character is Dazed or
cannot have damage removed from it this Activation Phase. KO’d by an enemy effect, choose another non-Dazed allied character.
After the effect is resolved, the chosen character removes 1 j, removes
Punisher & Task Master [CP32] Taskmaster Stat Card: Replace one special condition, and may advance 1. A character can be affected
the icon of the Photographic Reflexes superpower with b. by this leadership ability only once per round.

Bullseye & Daredevil [CP32] Daredevil Stat Card: Replace the Mystique & Beast [CP43] Beast Stat Card: Replace the text of
Push special rule on the Baton Hook attack with: the Stars and Garters superpower with the following text::
While this character is defending or dodging, during the Modify Dice
l Push: If the target character is Size 2 or less, before j is dealt it step, it may spend up to 3 g to use this superpower. For each 1 g
may be pushed toward this character 1. spent, this character may reroll one of its defense or dodge dice.

Crystal & Lockjaw [CP35] Last Minute Save Tactic Card: Blade & Moon Knight [CP48] Blade Stat Card: Replace the text
Replace the first sentence with the following text: of the Supernatural Senses superpower with the following text:
While this character is defending against a d or e attack, during
When another allied character within i 3 of an allied Lockjaw would the Modify Dice step of the attack, it may use this superpower. This
be KO’d by an enemy effect, Lockjaw may spend 3 g to play this card. character may reroll any number of its defense dice, including o results.

Storm & Cyclops [CP41] Storm Stat Card: Replace the Kingpin [CA10] Kingpin Stat Card: Replace the text of the Illicit
second sentence of X-Men Gold Leadership ability with the Network Leadership ability with the following text:
following text: Once per turn, at any time during an allied character’s activation,
it may spend 2 g to use this Leadership Ability. Move one Asset or
If you do, choose another allied character within i 2 of the active Civilian token being held by the active character to another allied
character. character within i 3. A character cannot hold more tokens than allowed
by the crisis due to this Leadership Ability.
Mister Sinister [CP46] Cloning Banks Tactic Card: Replace the Additionally, each Healthy non-Grunt allied character contesting an
last paragraph with the following text: objective token counts as two Healthy characters when determining who
is securing the objective token.
During any Cleanup Phase, an allied Mister Sinister may play this
card. When this card is played, set it near the battlefield instead of Black Swan & Supergiant [CP81] First of the Black Order Tactic
discarding it. During each Cleanup Phase, including the one in which Card: Replace the text of the Right-Hand Man Leadership ability
this card is played, Mister Sinister may move any number of Genetic with the following text:
Sample tokens from himself to this card. If this card has been played, When an allied Black Order character Dazes or KOs an enemy
during any Power Phase, you may remove any number of Genetic character, all other allied Black Order characters gain 1 g.
Sample tokens from this card and discard it. If you do, place an unused
character from your roster with a Threat Value equal to half the number Amazing Spider-Man & Black Cat [CP37] Amazing Spider-
of Genetic Samples removed (rounding down) or lower into play within Man Stat Card: Replace the text of the Momentum special rule
i 1 of an allied Mister Sinister. The unused character gains 3 g and with the following text:
is now part of your squad. After this attack is resolved, choose another enemy character within i
2 of the target character. Place this character within i 1 of the chosen
Mister Sinister [CP46] Deadly Legacy Virus Cured? Crisis character. The chosen character suffers a collision as if this character
Card: Replace the setup section with the following text: were Thrown into them.

Place three Legacy Cures (Asset) as shown on map C. Ronan the Accuser [CP20] Ronan the Accuser Stat Card:
Replace the text of the Judgement superpower on his Injured
Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver [CP63] Scarlet Witch Stat Card: side with the following text:
Replace the text of the Curse superpower with the following text: When this character or an allied character within i 3 of this character
is damaged by an enemy effect, after the effect is resolved, you may use
When this character is damaged by an enemy effect, after the effect is this superpower. The character that caused the effect gains the Judgment
resolved you may use this superpower. The character that caused the special condition.
effect gains the Judgment special condition.
Skurge and Heimdall [CP102] Meet My Executioner Team
Mister Sinister [CP46] Mister Sinister Stat Card: Replace the Tactic Card: Replace the first paragraph with the following text:
text of the Strike attack with the following text: When an allied non-Skurge character would suffer a collision, an allied
Enchantress may spend 2 g to play this card.
After this attack is resolved, this character gains g equal to the j dealt.

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UPDATED CARDS: CORE RULE BOOK CHANGE LOG
The following cards have been replaced by the versions
presented in the November 2021 Updates. The updated cards • Added Infinity Gem Rules to the Appendix Section.
replace any previous iterations with the same name. These
updated cards can be found here: • Added clarification rules for out of activation
https://www.atomicmassgames.com/rules Beam/Area attacks.

STAT CARDS: • Clarified Measuring Rules to allow for 1 of each tool

to be used at a time.
• Bullseye
• Captain America • Updated Hex Special Condition rules.

• Captain Marvel • Added Judgment Special Condition.

• Corvus Glaive • Added Transformation Rules to the Appendix Section.
• Ebony Maw • Added Keyword Appendix Section.
• Enchantress
• Updated Appendix D: Transform rules.
• Gamora
• Updated Building a Roster to allow 10 Team Tactic Cards.
• Ghost Rider
• Green Goblin • Updated Building a Roster to allow characters with the
same Alter Ego to be included in Rosters but not Squads.
• Groot
• Updated Infinity Gem rules.
• Hulk
• Iron Man • Updated Character Stat Cards to new card format.
• Kingpin • Added Appendix F for legacy Stat Cards.
• Medusa • Updated Squad Affiliations to clarify Affiliated character
• M.O.D.O.K. and Team Tactic Card use.
• Okoye • Updated Building a Mission to new ramdomized format.
• Proxima Midnight • Cleaned up timing for non-player effects in all game
• Rocket Raccoon phases.
• Shuri • Added a rule to Appendix A clarifying how to resolve
• Star-Lord simultaneous effects.
• Ultron • Clarified when Activated tokens are gained.
• Valkyrie • Updated rules for thrown terrain.
• Winter Soldier
• Clarified that effects on a character end when they are
TEAM TACTIC CARDS: KO’d.

• Advanced R&D • Clarified character deployment.

• Doomed Prophecy • Clarified that special effects are not enemy or allied
• Gamma Launch effects.

• Pentagram of Farallah • Updated Beam and Area attacks to specify other

characters in range take damage.
• Rainbow Bridge
• Ricochet Blast • Grunts rules added to Appendix G
• Thunderwave • Grunts [X] keyword added to Appendix E

INFINITY GEMS:
• Infinity Gem: Space
• Infinity Gem: Time

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