Heroscape Master Set: Rise of the Valkyrie FAQ
87 questions players ask · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Full rulebook
Getting Ready to Play
- Can one army mix Army Cards of different colors or factions?
- Can an army field two copies of the same unique hero or squad?
- Can an army include more than one copy of the same common squad?
- Must I use the scenario's pre-made army, or can I draft my own?
- Do players set point costs, or are they printed on the Army Cards?
- What happens if my army has more figures than the starting zone can hold?
- Can Rise of the Valkyrie be played with three or four players?
- Which side of the Army Cards should I use?
- What are the Order, Wound and Round markers for?
- Which rulebook edition should I follow, and did the rules change between editions?
The Battle Begins and Order Markers
Moving Figures
- Does moving onto water end a figure's move, and can a double-space figure cross water?
- What does it cost to move out of water onto land?
- How many levels can a figure climb in one move?
- When does a figure take falling damage, and can a figure be knocked off a ledge?
- Which height counts for climbing and falls: the figure's size or its visible features?
- Can a figure attack first and then move in the same activation?
- Can I turn an opponent's figure, or turn my own figure on their turn?
- Which end of a double-space figure leads when it moves?
- Where must a double-space figure end its move?
- Does turning a double-space figure around cost movement points?
- Does an enemy get a swipe if my figure moves past it without stopping next to it?
- How does a flying figure move, and does it still get a passing swipe?
- Can a figure walk through a friendly figure standing on water?
- Can a figure pass under an overhang or into a narrow nook?
Engagement and Adjacency
- When are two figures on different levels adjacent, and so engaged?
- Can a Range 1 figure attack an enemy one space away when the height difference is large?
- Does a ruin stop figures on either side of it from engaging?
- Does breaking away from an engagement roll extra dice on high ground?
- Do I need line of sight to attack an enemy my figure is engaged with?
- If my figure is engaged with two enemies, which one can it attack?
Attacking
- When a power doubles skulls, does the doubling happen before or after the defender's shields cancel them?
- Can an attacker roll fewer dice than its Attack number?
- Does the defender roll defense dice if the attacker rolls no skulls?
- How many wound markers does a successful attack place?
- How many wounds does it take to destroy a figure?
- Does a figure with 0 Defense roll any defense dice?
- How many extra dice does height advantage give?
- Does standing on higher ground add to a figure's Range?
- Where is line of sight measured from on a figure?
- Can other figures or ruins block a shot?
- Do figures have a facing that limits their line of sight?
- Can a double-space figure attack from either of its spaces?
- Does a figure's red hit zone cover the back of the figure?
- Does each figure in an activated squad move and attack on its own?
- Does 'out of play' mean destroyed figures are gone from my army?
Special Powers and Special Attacks
- Can a figure make a special attack and a normal attack in the same turn?
- Do height advantage or glyphs add attack dice to a special attack?
- Can a defender still use height and defense glyphs against a special attack?
- Can a special attack hit my own figures too?
- How far does Mimring's Fire Line reach, and what happens when it shoots into an overhang?
- How many times can the Airborne Elite throw grenades, and does each figure throw its own?
- What do the Airborne Elite grenade's Range and Lob numbers mean, and which figures does the blast hit?
- Can the Airborne Elite drop more than once, and when is the drop roll made?
- Does Raelin's defense aura protect figures she cannot see?
- Do Finn's or Thorgrim's auras reach the figure that holds them, and what counts as a friendly figure?
- Can a Samurai's Counter Strike answer a special attack?
- Do excess shields from a Counter Strike count as automatic hits?
- Can Grimnak chomp before he moves?
- Can Syvarris's double shot hit two different figures?
- Can an engaged figure's special attack hit an adjacent enemy and figures beyond it?
- Do passive special abilities work without an Order Marker?
- Can a common unit use a power that needs a Unique unit?
Glyphs
- Do all Glyphs last, or are some used up after one use?
- Must a figure stop when it moves onto a Glyph, and can it stop on a space a friend occupies?
- Can a figure standing on a Glyph still attack?
- Can an Airborne Elite figure land on a space with a Glyph?
- How does the Glyph of Erland summon work?
- Is a figure summoned next to an enemy engaged by it?
- Does the Glyph of Kelda heal a figure every turn it stands there?
- Does the Glyph of Ivor add range to a figure with Range 1?
- In team games, does a glyph help my teammate's figures?
- Are there cards for the glyphs in the Master Set?
Terrain, Water and Lava
Using Multiple Master Sets and/or Expansion Sets
Heroscape Expansion Set: Fortress of the ArchkyrieExpansion
- Can a figure on a wall shoot a figure at its base, and can the base figure shoot back up?
- How do ladders work with the wall's rungs, and what do they cost to climb?
- Do walls or battlements give a defending figure extra defense dice?
- Can a figure use battlement points to attack a figure standing behind the battlement?
- Can a ground figure shoot a figure on castle walls behind battlements?