Question about scrolls

[avsphil]

When choosing items for the battle, and you decide to use a scroll, does that count as your attack for the round? Ive only played a couple of matches so im still learning a lot each game.

If this is the case, if you are on defence do scrolls take effect before a first attack or when its your turn to attack.

Thanks

[Lord Penquin]

If you use a scroll card in combat, it counts as the attack. However, some creatures have attacks that count as scroll attacks and some creatures that use scroll attacks after the initial combat. Those can still sometimes use other items as well. It all depends on the card. As just about every rule of the game, it's "maybe". There are so many variables that keep you on your toes, and keep the game exciting.

[Captain Garak]

Please, if you have some examples of cards that you would use in this manner, please list them. That might help to get you a more specific response.

Just to give you an example - Early on, I was a bit confused by the Ninja's "Scroll critical hit" attack. What it meant was, when the Ninja is equipped with a Scroll as his item, he does "Critical Hit" damage (i.e., 1.5 times) to the opponent. If he's equipped with an item other than a Scroll, he just does "normal" damage.

Also, keep in mind that Scroll attacks generally (if not always, but I hate to use that word in connection with Culdcept card behavior) deal damage directly to a Creature's base Hit Points, ignoring Territory effects. So, that's something to think about if you're fighting an opponent who likes to level up their land a lot, and if you're finding that the Creatures that he has placed upon those lands are "untouchable" by you, due to their high amount of total Hit Points.

[armadi]

OK here is a third answer to your question.

When you use a scroll in combat you will still attack at the usual time (so first on attack and second on defense if the creatures don't have first attack or last attack abilities). The ST of the scroll replaces the creature's ST (instead of adding to it like other items)- so if you use Nuclear Fusion you will attack with Strength 50 regardless of the creatures ST (well, if your creature has scroll critical hit it would be 75). You will not get ST bonuses from having allied creatures on lands next to you either.

All scroll attacks ignore the land bonuses defending creatures get, and won't be neutralized by items like Gaseous Form or reflected by Decoy or Counter Amulet. Plate Mail and other items like it are still effective.

Well, the Death scroll is a bit different. You don't get an attack- instead, at the usual time for your attack, you have a 60% chance to kill your opponent (and then after battle your creature has a 40% chance to die).

Finally, the Sorceror and Efreet scroll attacks work the same as using a scroll.

[avsphil]

thank you, all this information is very helpful. Wish i could put more time into this game and be an expert but then all of my other games would get jealous.

[TheTampaCepter]

Ninja + Nuc fusion= OwnAge

[diaspora]

Bear in mind that while a scroll attack hits a creature's base HP, if the creature you're attacking wears armor, its BASE HP will INCREASE! It's happened to me before when I thought I had a sure win

[BWRyan]

I could easily find this answer for myself, but it's just so much easier to ask.

I wondered:

What if a Ninja, who has scroll critical hit, uses a scroll that criticals if you hit a certain color? Does the 1.5x get added twice?

[Ben-Ra]

Critical only happens once for everything, including scrolls. ie, if a Sorcerer uses a Tearing Halo, there is only one critical, so it does 45. Another example would be if Fire Giant used Fire Amulet against a blue creature. He would only get critical once, not twice.

[Culd Fusion]

What happens if an Efreet uses a weapon, or some other ST boosting item? Does it replace the scroll attack with a normal attack, or does it actually boost the Efreet's scroll attack?

[ExMortis]

I'm fairly certain Efreet's "scroll attack" is meant to read "scroll critical hit," I don't think his 40 ST actually penetrates. I've only used him in battle once or twice, and as I recall the words "Scroll Critical Hit to All" came up.

I'd double check this but the memory card with Culdcept is in another apartment and my brakes are out :P