Adventure Tactics: Domianne's Tower
167 questions players ask about Adventure Tactics: Domianne's Tower. Pick one for the answer. See also the full rulebook.
Updated 2026-11-06.
Setup, Components and Party Size
- What cards make up a starting hero's action deck?
- Which cards must go into my action deck at the start of an encounter, and which are optional?
- How many passive and dice abilities can I use, and what is the difference between them?
- Do the Starter cards apply when a hero takes a level in a second class?
- Where do Story passive and dice ability cards (Always Prepared, Hand of Fate) go when sorting?
- Which class does the Tool Belt action card belong to when sorting?
- Can I play with fewer than three heroes?
- How does party size change an encounter?
- Can I change the number of players or add a hero partway through a campaign?
Rounds, Initiative and Enemy Turns
- How many cards do I draw each round?
- How many initiative tokens do heroes and bosses get?
- Can I spend a revive potion to redo the initiative order?
- Is half a value (half movement, half damage) rounded up or down?
- Does a passive that lets me discard a card for a half-damage Basic Attack cost an action?
- When is the boss deck reshuffled?
- If a boss card says an enemy only moves, or only attacks, does it also do the other?
- Do enemies keep moving after they are in range of their target?
- What does an enemy do when several squares or heroes are equally close?
Movement, Range, Line of Sight and Area of Effect
- Does a single printed range number, like 4, mean 1 to 4 squares?
- Can a range 1 attack target a diagonal square?
- Does a line of sight that only touches a corner of a wall or occupied square get blocked?
- Do obstacles block line of sight?
- Do healing actions need line of sight?
- Do area attacks hit allies, and does the caster take damage from their own AoE?
- Does an AoE attack's extra effect (a condition or a Backstab bonus) apply to every target in the area?
- From where is an AoE measured, and does it include diagonals?
- How is an AoE measured from a large enemy such as Thragg or Uhrwerk?
Cards, Equipment and Class Features
- Can I play equipment, class feature or Response cards straight from my hand without placing them on my player board first?
- Can I use Prepare to swap a prepared class feature for one in my hand?
- After I use a weapon, armor or accessory, how does it come back, and what does that cost?
- Is a class feature discarded after I use it, and can I use it every turn?
- Is a prepared passive class feature like Mournful Dirge discarded when it triggers?
- Do cards with the red X Remove symbol come back for the next encounter?
- What counts as an Action Card, and can I discard equipment or a Basic Attack for a half-move?
- Does Healing Touch apply to a free action like Shake It Off?
- How does the Toolbelt search work?
Knockouts, Revive Potions and Summons
- Can a knocked-out hero be healed instead of using a revive potion?
- If a hero is knocked out and no revive potions remain, do we lose the encounter immediately?
- Do I need 4 cards to use a revive potion, and can my deck drop below 4 afterwards?
- What happens to my hand and deck when I use a revive potion?
- Are revive potions refreshed after each encounter, or tracked across the campaign?
- Does the revival penalty apply when a heal brings a knocked-out hero back?
- Can I heal above the HP I started the encounter with?
- Does damage from a random encounter carry into the next encounter?
- How do summoned creatures (imp, skeletons, beast companion) work: targeting, healing and knock-out?
Market, Loot, Perks and Success
- How many options can I buy with gold in the Market phase?
- How do Market Perks and the Codex work?
- Which cards start in the Market, and where does unclaimed loot go?
- What do I do with a perk card after I receive it, such as Triathlete, Leader or Eye for an Eye?
- Do Adrenaline Rush or Eye for an Eye bonuses carry over between encounters?
- Must the party take a perk when one is offered?
- Can I give equipment to another hero between encounters, and what about story passives?
- Who gets loot, and what if the group cannot agree?
- How is loot chosen from a scenario like Guard the Gate or Scenario 2?
- If I lose a scenario, can I still advance the story and level up?
Levels, Classes and Leveling Up
- What is the difference between class level and character level, and which class am I?
- Does leveling into a different basic class change my main class?
- When I become an elite class, what happens to my class card, HP, and earlier cards?
- Can I switch back to an earlier elite class, or take basic class levels after going elite?
- What are the prerequisites for an elite class, and how many heroes can share a class?
- What are the Skirmisher's prerequisites?
- At level up, do I have to remove a card when I add a basic card, and what does the replace symbol mean?
- Is there a minimum or maximum deck size when leveling up?
- Do level-up cards stack, and how does max HP work?
Boss and Scenario Rulings
- How does Lord Ventiss's Carpet Bomb resolve, and does he return to his starting square?
- What are the range, damage and obstacles of Lord Ventiss's Leaping Dive?
- Do I need the Note to continue after the Griffon Lady's Grudge, or does the story loop?
- What is the range of Hezmet's Charge, and how big is he along the path?
- How do Kalthak's Pincushion, Bone Prison walls and Dark Reflections work?
- Does Kalthak's Spirit Blast destroy bone walls, and how much does it heal?
- How do bone towers, elevation and overlapping bone prisons work?
- When does Uhrwerk's Body make its basic attack in Scenario 36?
- Does Uhrwerk's acid pool block line of sight, and which way does Domianne's push go?
Adventure Tactics: Adventures in AlchemyExpansion
- Do I keep my characters and levels from the main campaign when starting Adventures in Alchemy?
- Does Hand of Fate: Adaptable Soul immunity apply to every card that makes a basic attack?
- How do the Druid's briars and Thorn Wall interact with movement and line of sight?
- How does the Druid's Vine Lash work, and where do the briars go?
- Can the Alchemist drink their own Adrenaline Elixir?
- Does Blade Arms damage its user with its area attack?
- When does the Furnace Golem hurt a hero, and which die is strongest?
- Does a Lancer's Dive deal damage before or after moving adjacent?
- Is the Mimic's Devour max-HP increase permanent?