The Lab – Axis: Inversion

Most card interactions are predictable, but there are always surprises. In The Lab, I'll try to collect all the interactions that aren't so straightforward. Be sure to check in throughout the season to see what else has been discovered!

Superior Iron Man

• His ability will double Ongoing Cost reductions and Power increases
• His ability does not double any Cost increases or Power decreases
• As a Power-dependent Ongoing card, he shares a timing window with cards like Cerebro and Captain Carter
  • Cards in this window resolve left to right
• His Cost reduction happens after ALL other Cost modifiers
  • Includes Wave (who was previously the final Cost modifier window)
  • After being reduced by Ongoing discount (e.g,. Quinjet, Sera), his own ability can reduce his Cost to zero
• If his Cost is increased before being decreased, it will double the discount accordingly (this might only be relevant for discounts that set the cost, like Wave’s and Pixie’s)
  • e.g., after Iceman > Wave, he costs 2 (5 +1 =4 -2)
• Currently, there is a bug that prevents him from being moved by Moveable effects (such as Madame Web and New York City)

Anti-Polar Magneto

• He always places cards in left-to-right order
• He picks both targets at the same time
• The second pull happens after the first pull has resolved
  • If the first pull is Stardust, the second pull will be skipped
  • The second pull cannot target a card created by the first pull
  • The second pull can revive/resurrect a card destroyed/discarded by the first pull
  • The first pull can discard the second pull before Magneto gets a chance to add it to the board

Red Onslaught

• You cannot see the random abilities before he is on the board
• Any copies created after he is on the board will have the same 3 abilities
• Cards that copy his text will roll their own 3 random abilities
• Onslaught and Super Skrull only see his 3 random abilities, not his own ability
• When bounced, you cannot see his 3 random abilities in hand, but they will be the same 3 if you play him again

Kluh

• Kluh counts himself when determining how many different Costs you have in play
• Kluh will not "waste" discounts on cards that already cost 0
  • Superior Iron Man is a semi-exception, with Kluh not considering the additional discount provided by Superior Iron Man's ability

Rogue Scion of Division

• If she steals the ability of another Rogue Scion of Division, she’ll repeat the ability – if this loops enough time, it will cause a fast forward
  • She will ultimately end up with unchanged text, and no indication who she stole it from
  • The opponent’s Rogue will have her text removed
• If she targets a card that has already had its text removed, she will end up textless

Entropic Havok

• Always goes before Jim Hammond and after Ice Cube (similar cards likely use the same windows)
• Quicksand and Entropic Havok use the same window, in reveal order
  • According to one report, you can steal bonus Energy that has been suppressed by Quicksand, but needs confirmation via further testing
• Opposing Havoks can steal Energy from each other
  • AKA, the +1 from Havok counts as bonus Energy
• Two Havoks on the same side can steal multiple Energy, but the opponent has to have that much bonus Energy (e.g., 2 Havoks can only steal 1 Energy from a single Electro)

Friendly Neighborhood Carnage

• The order he moves cards in is based on the cards’ position (🔢)

The Inversion

• The Inversion considers impermanent Power changes (from Ongoing abilities or locations) when choosing which card to target
  • The Inversion does not invert impermanent Power changes
• The Inversion applies a new “x-1” modifier type that effectively multiplies by negative one
  • If a card’s base Power changes (Quantum Realm or cards that preserve modifiers when they transform, such as Bruce Banner), the Inversion modifier will be recalculated accordingly (e.g., Banner going from -2 Power to -14 Power)
• An inversion modifier does not count as Affliction for cards such as Ajax and Scorpion Brand New Day

Scarlet Witch Queen of Chaos

• Confirmed by Second Dinner that her pool of Skills will be updated occasionally
• If you play a 0-Cost Techno-Organic Virus created by her, the copy created by the Skill will cost 0 only until the end of turn.

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