Enemy Turn

After all adventurer turnsAdventurer TurnDuring your turn, you can take a number of actions, including moving, engaging, resolving class abilities, or exploring at a distance. (and any companionCompanionA companion is a unit that is under the ongoing control of either the entire party or a specific adventurer. turns), each enemyEnemyAll opposing units to the party are considered enemies, regardless of their level. takes a turn in order from highest to lowest level value. Quest unitsQuest UnitQuest units (white chips, brown border) are not mixed into draw bags at setup or after battles. Quest units cannot gain status effects from abilities or rules unless explicitly stated. are treated as having the highest level in any encounter. If multiple enemies have the same level, the party decides which order those enemies act in each round.

Turn Sequence

1. Start of Turn: Trigger any abilities with this timing, such as status effects on the enemy chip.
2. Move: Move the enemy up to 2 hexes. The enemy moves only if there are no targetableTargetableA unit is targetable by another unit if it is in range and sight of the unit that would target it and does not have an effect that prevents it from being targeted. units in its rangeRangeRange (or distance) from one hex to another is measured by counting the number of hexes between those hexes, including the destination hex, regardless of whether those hexes are occupied.. If the enemy must move, it moves toward the closestClosestWhen a rule or effect refers to the closest hex, feature, or token, it means the route to that feature or token that consists of the fewest hexes between that feature and the component being measured to (or from). hex where at least 1 targetable unit would be within its range and in sightSightA unit has sight to another unit (or hex) if both units are in hexes on the same tile or an adjacent tile..
3. Engage: The enemy engages opposing units, if able, following these substeps in the order below.
   • a. Determine Target(s): The enemy targets a number of opposing units up to its target value that are within its rangeRangeRange (or distance) from one hex to another is measured by counting the number of hexes between those hexes, including the destination hex, regardless of whether those hexes are occupied. and in sightSightA unit has sight to another unit (or hex) if both units are in hexes on the same tile or an adjacent tile., in the order its priority icon dictates. If multiple units have the same priority, the party chooses the target.
   • b. Gather and Roll Dice: Roll all of the enemy's Combat dice. If the enemy can engage multiple targets in range, it rolls its Combat dice once and resolves the roll for each target during the next step. Units that are being targeted during the enemy's engage are being engaged by that enemy. If the enemy gathers no dice during this step (for example, if it has a Combat value of 0), this step is still completed for the purpose of triggering other abilities.
   • c. Resolve the Roll: Resolve the total rolled Combat dice value against the target to deal the rolled amount of damage. If there are multiple targets, resolve the roll against each, starting with the enemy's highest priority unit and continuing in descending order (for example the strongest unit, then next strongest). If target units have the same HP value, the party decides which to resolve the roll against first.
   • d. Units React: Adventurers, companions, or enemies may resolve abilities that are triggered after this engage. Enemies must resolve these abilities, if able.
4. End of Turn: Trigger any abilities with this timing. Then, the next enemy in level order takes its turn.

Enemy Movement

Enemies only move if they do not already have a targetableTargetableA unit is targetable by another unit if it is in range and sight of the unit that would target it and does not have an effect that prevents it from being targeted. unitUnitUnits fall under 2 categories: party and enemy. These 2 categories, in relation to one another, are referred to as opposing units. within their rangeRangeRange (or distance) from one hex to another is measured by counting the number of hexes between those hexes, including the destination hex, regardless of whether those hexes are occupied.. If they do have a targetable unit within range, they skip movement.

If an enemy must move, it first determines a destination hex to move toward. The destination must be the closestClosestWhen a rule or effect refers to the closest hex, feature, or token, it means the route to that feature or token that consists of the fewest hexes between that feature and the component being measured to (or from). unoccupiedOccupied/UnoccupiedA hex is occupied when it contains a unit (or overland token) and unoccupied when it does not. hex where at least 1 targetable unit would be within that enemy's range and in sight. To be an eligible destination hex, each hex between the enemy and its destination must be unoccupied. After the enemy determines its destination hex, it moves along those hexes. It moves even if it cannot reach the destination hex with its movement this turn.

When the enemy moves, it ends its movement immediately after it moves into its destination hex—even if it could move additional hexes to put more units in range.

If there are multiple destination hexes possible, the enemy uses its priority icon to determine whether to prioritize the strongest or weakest targetable unit and selects its destination hex accordingly. If there are still multiple destination hexes possible, the party decides which it moves to. Note that the enemy does not consider its number of possible targets when determining its movement.

If there are no valid destination hexes available, the enemy instead finds the closest opposing unit, even if it is untargetable. The enemy moves to the closest hex it can get to that is as few hexes from that opposing unit as possible.

Need more help with Enemy Movement? Check out the Enemy Movement Tool.

Enemy Skills

Most enemies have 1 or more skills, which are abilities that trigger as described in the Enemy Skills Reference. It is recommended that players review an enemy's skills as the chip is deployed to the map. If an enemy engages multiple targets, each target is affected by each of the enemy's relevant skills.

See hereEnemy SkillsAn overview of the enemy skills. for a list of all enemy skills.