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Term: Attacking Rulings
Can the same character attack 2 turns in a row?

As long as that character is untapped, sure. (The basic rules used with the Autobot Starter Set say that a character can’t attack twice in a row, but that rule isn’t part of the Advanced Rules.)
Source: Wizards of the Coast (2018-10-11)    【Link to Ruling】
Tags: Attacking
Is this the correct order of operations for Silverbolt? He starts in alt mode and attacks. He flips all his cards, using his Bold 1. After he flips all his cards, he meets the prerequisites for his alt mode ability. He flips to bot mode, deals 1 damage to an enemy, then calculates his attack with his bot mode, then the target makes their flips and calculates defense, then damage is dealt and battle ends.

That is correct!
Source: Wizards of the Coast (2019-02-22)    【Link to Ruling】
Tags: Silverbolt, Aerialbot Leader, Attacking
Say Silverbolt attacks and his alt-mode ability triggers, allowing him to flip to bot mode thus making his base attack 3. If that is the case, then why would Optimus Prime - Battlefield Legend not get +5 attack if he attacks, uses his bot-mode ability and flips Rapid Conversion which in turn flips a tapped Thrust to bot-mode? Both Silverbolt and Thrust have triggered abilities but only Silverbolt benefits from the higher attack value. Why? Thrusts alt-mode effect mentions this character NOT this mode or alt mode?

Thrusts ability only triggers at the time of attack and does not check again. Silverbolt is not adding his attack, he is using his attack to determine the damage at the last point after hes flipped and just before damage is dealt.
Source: Wizards of the Coast (2019-03-08)    【Link to Ruling】
Tags: Attacking
Based off of the ruling for Autobot Cosmos - Recon & Communication (bot mode) that states that if defender is KO'd due to Cosmos ability, no defense flips are performed, When Bombshell - Decepticon Psy Ops (bot mode) attacks, are there battle flips for either party if a KO occurs from a discard?

Nope. Thatd be a garden variety KO.
Source: Wizards of the Coast (2019-03-08)    【Link to Ruling】
Tags: Attacking
We were having a debate at the local draft on when cards such as Bumblebee - Trusted Lieutenant says: When this attacks -> You may scrap an Action from your hand. If you do, draw 2 cards. Our question is about flipping. Is tapping to attack put the flip cards on (basically all Transformers state: When this attacks/or defends -> flip 2 battle cards) This isnt stated specifically in the rules, but with cards like Dinobot Snarl allowing you to plan 2, you could very easily want to flip then place 2 defensive cards on top (or if you utilized Plan prior to the attack). We have all been playing it is before the flip, but since it isnt stated anywhere that we could see officially, wed love a clarification.

Any ability that just says When this attacks and doesnt look at what you flipped happens before you flip battle cards.
Source: Wizards of the Coast (2019-03-15)    【Link to Ruling】
Tags: Attacking, Play
My question is the following scenario:
Player A has one bot remaining with 1 health
Player B has one bot remaining with 3 health
Player A attacks with his one remaining bot into Player B's bot that has Energized Field equipped.
Player A's total attack value after flipping all cards (attack and defense flips) is enough to kill Player B's bot BUT during the defense card flips Player B flips a single orange card thus triggering Energized Fields ability.
What would be the order of operations?


Energized Fields ability would trigger before damage is dealt, KOing Player As last character and winning the game for Player B.
Source: Wizards of the Coast (2019-05-02)    【Link to Ruling】
Tags: Energized Field, Attacking
I'm playing a game of Stunticons vs. Metroplex.
Turn 1, Metroplex Flips and Attacks.
Turn 2, feeling clever, Stunticons puts a Battering Ram on Menasor and Attacks Metroplex, dealing 1 Damage. Metroplex Flips and Deploys Slammer.
Does Turn 2 end now or does the Stunticon player get to keep attacking since the condition that allowed him to keep attacking had already been met?


After each attack concludes, the game checks to see if the opponent has any untapped characters. In this scenario, Slammer is there, so the Stunticon player does not get to keep attacking.
Source: Wizards of the Coast (2019-05-02)    【Link to Ruling】
Tags: Attacking
Why is it you cannot increase a characters attack with a reattached Battle Master during an attack, but you can increase Optimus Prime - Battlefield Legends attack if you flip an action like Leap into Battle? How is this any different to using OPBLs skill to play Quartermaster and attaching a battle masters upgrade before defense flips?

You can use Quartermaster to attach a KOd Battle Master to OPBL. If OPBLs ability results in a weapon being attached to him (for example via Quartermaster), the attack bonus of that weapon will apply because you havent counted attack yet. However, if the weapon gives the character bold, bold will have no affect because youve already flipped battle cards.
Source: Wizards of the Coast (2019-06-07)    【Link to Ruling】
Tags: Optimus Prime, Battlefield Legend, Optimus Prime, Battlefield Legend, Attacking
Question on Captain Ironhides ability. His ability in bot mode states, When this attacks, and has a weapon-you may swap that weapon with a (blue pip) weapon from your hand.
Do you declare Ironhide is attacking, then you get to swap the weapon with a (blue pip) weapon from your hand? And I assume the original weapon wont have anything to do with the attack now.
Example, If I had a Grenade Launcher and swapped it with a Battering Ram, Captain Ironhide only gets the +2 from Battering Ram, and not the +4 from Grenade Launcher. Just trying to better understand when triggers happen in Transformers TCG. Thanks!


You declare that Ironhide is attacking and what Ironhide is attacking. This causes his ability to trigger. If you swap weapons, you do so before Battle Cards are flipped and before damage is done. This means that the attack value of the original weapon wont apply, but the new weapon will. However, if the original weapon also has a triggered ability that triggers when Ironhide attacks, that ability will still work, even if that weapon is swapped before you handle that ability.
Source: Wizards of the Coast (2019-06-28)    【Link to Ruling】
Tags: Attacking
I have a tapped Flamewar - Veteran Decepticon with 3 life remaining with 2 other untapped characters and a facedown Bolster. My opponent has 3 untapped characters and taps their attacker, declaring Flamewar as my defender. Because the conditions are met, I reveal Bolster and play Multi-Mission Gear onto my Flamewar. That triggers Multi-Mission Gear and allows me to play an action, which I choose to play One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall targeting my Flamewar and one of my opponent's characters. This kills my Flamewar but the attacker still lives. What happens in this scenario? Does my opponent lose their attack because the defender was killed prior to battle cards being flipped? Or does my opponent get to choose another attack target?

Your opponent has already chosen who they are attacking, so the attack would end because there is no longer a defender.
Source: Wizards of the Coast (2019-07-12)    【Link to Ruling】
Tags: Attacking
With Pop a Wheelie, the 2nd attack isn't from the same bot that attacked the turn the card was played, correct? I would need to have another untapped motorcycle make the 2nd attack?

Correct. If you have another untapped motorcycle on your team, you can attack again. However, note that the first attacker does not have to be a motorcycle.
Source: Wizards of the Coast (2019-07-12)    【Link to Ruling】
Tags: Pop a Wheelie, Attacking
My friends and I played a game where Metroplex had Six-Gun deployed in alt mode. The defending player had a tapped character with 1 health left and an untapped, undamaged character. Metroplex converted into bot mode and attacked the character, and Six-Gun's ability KOd the defending character. Does Metroplex still flip battle cards to see if it can use the bot mode ability or does the death of the tapped character mean the attack stops?

No, Metroplex does not flip battle cards in this scenario.
Source: Wizards of the Coast (2019-07-29)    【Link to Ruling】
Tags: Attacking
If I attack with a character that is upgraded with an anticipation engine and the first card flipped is an action that untaps my attacking character, such as Start Your Engines in a cars deck, does my character still count as attacking? Does it still flip battlecards for attack? Does my opponent need to wait for me to attack with the same, or another, character?

Another similar confluence of mechanics would be OPBL flipping a swap missions during attack and untapping. I know the effects and triggers are at slightly different points in the attack but the result is broadly the same; an attacker that hasnt tapped out that round.
Is this intended?


Changing the tapped/untapped status of a character does not affect whether it is attacking or not. At the end of that attack, if your opponent has any untapped characters, your turn ends. Otherwise, continue attacking with any of your untapped characters.
Source: Wizards of the Coast (2019-09-06)    【Link to Ruling】
Tags: Attacking
Since it sounds like (understandably) that a comprehensive rules document might take a while, perhaps you could answer a more specific timing question then.

Taken to a corner case, how would a player properly process an attack in the following scenario.

Your team:

Specialist Flamewar in bot mode equipped with an Anticipation Engine in her weapon slot, a Metal Detector in her Utility slot. She has Focus 2 from her bot mode ability.

Her teammate, Raider Aimless has a Decepticon Crown equipped in his Utility slot giving out Plan 1 when a Decepticon attacks.

Her other teammate General Optimus Prime is in Alt Mode giving Bold 1 and Tough 1 to his teammates.

What would be the proper sequence of triggers when Specialist Flamewar initiates an attack? Which goes first Plan, Focus, the Equipment Triggers? Which Equipment Triggers first? Can both trigger on the same combat if you have an equipment and an action (or vice versa) as your top 2 cards?


When Specialist Flamewar attacks, the abilities of Anticipation Engine, Metal Detector, and Decepticon Crown will all trigger. As the attacking player, you will resolve all of those abilities in the order of your choosing, one at a time. Then you will use your Focus ability. Then, you will flip battle cards, including an extra from General Optimus Bold 1.
Source: Wizards of the Coast (2019-09-06)    【Link to Ruling】
Tags: Attacking, Triggers