Arcanite Skullcap
If you have less
than your opponent, this gets +1
and Arcane Barrier 3.
Battleworn
than your opponent, this gets +1
and Arcane Barrier 3.Battleworn
Rulings
From the Arcane Rising release notes
- You may have multiple instances of arcane barrier.
- You must pay


to prevent arcane damage even if only one point of arcane damage would be prevented. - The prevention does not carry over even if you only prevent one arcane damage.
- Arcanite Skullcap always has battleworn, even if you are on higher or lower
than your opponent. - Arcanite Skullcap gains the bonus if there is at least one opponent on less
. If there are multiple opponents on less
, arcanite skullcap still only gains the bonus once. - If your
becomes higher or lower after defending but before damage calculation, the value of
will change accordingly.
Keyword notes
Arcane Barrier - is one of the most common ways to prevent arcane damage. If you would be dealt arcane damage you may pay X{r} instead to prevent X arcane damage that source will deal.
- You can have multiple instances of arcane barrier.
- You can only prevent one arcane damage per arcane barrier per source.
- You can prevent arcane damage you do to yourself.
- Players cannot respond to the prevention.
- To fully prevent a card dealing 3 arcane damage, you would require 3 arcane barrier and 3 resources to prevent it. To fully prevent 3 Runechant tokens (3 instances of 1 damage). You would require 1 arcane barrier and 3 resources to prevent it.
- Preventing arcane damage does not destroy the equipment with arcane barrier (unless otherwise specified).
- Arcane barrier is a replacement effect. It does not use the chain. Players cannot respond to the prevention.
- Each source of arcane barrier can replace damage 1 time per source. To fully prevent a card dealing 3 arcane damage, you would require arcane barrier 3 and 3 resources to prevent it. To fully prevent 3 Runechant tokens (3 instances of 1 damage). You would require arcane barrier 1 and 3 resources to prevent it.
- If a card has Arcane Barrier 2, you must pay the full two resources even if it only prevents one damage. You cannot choose to pay one resource to prevent one damage.
- You can have multiple instances of arcane barrier, for example Nullrune Hood, Nullrune Cloak, and Nullrune Gloves.
- Arcane barrier can be used every time you would be dealt arcane damage. It’s not limited to once per turn.
- Each instance of arcane barrier you control can be used 1 time only, each time a source would deal arcane damage to you. For example if a source would deal 5 arcane damage to you, and you control two cards with arcane barrier 1, you will in total be able to prevent 2 arcane damage this source would deal to you.
- To fully prevent a card dealing 3 arcane damage, you would require 3 arcane barrier and 3 resources to prevent it. To fully prevent the arcane damage from 3 Runechant tokens (3 instances of 1 damage), you would require 1 arcane barrier and 3 resources to prevent it.
- A equipment with arcane barrier does not move to the chain when arcane barrier is used.
- You can prevent arcane damage you would deal to yourself.
- Players cannot respond to the prevention. Arcane barrier is a replacement effect, not an activated or triggered ability.
- To fully prevent a card dealing 3 arcane damage, you would require 3 arcane barrier and 3 resources to prevent it. To fully prevent 3 runechant tokens (3 instances of 1 damage from difference sources). You would require 1 arcane barrier and 3 resources to prevent it.
Battleworn - Equipment that wear down after each time they are used to defend. If you defend with a card with Battleworn, put a -1{d} counter on it when the combat chain closes.
- When you defend with a card it remains on the combat chain until the chain closes, therefore you cannot defend with an equipment multiple times on the same combat chain.
- A -1
counter stays on the card until the card is destroyed or the game ends. - If the defense of a card that is defending is below zero, its defense value is considered to be zero.
- When this card is destroyed, it is sent to your graveyard. (Not when it has 0
) - When this card is destroyed, it is sent to your graveyard.
- If the defense of a card that is defending is below zero, calculate as if its defense is zero.
ClassGeneric
TypeEquipment
SubtypesHead
Defense1
KeywordsArcane Barrier 3, Battleworn
Legal inClassic Constructed, Blitz, Living Legend, Ultimate Pit Fight
ArtistsAnna Kharitonova
Versions
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