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Can a Cloak prevent facedown damage, and does the Ranger Cloak need the app to say facedown?

Based on one or two forum answers or a contested reading; there is no official ruling.

  • Pantheiros · Community · 2025-04-30
  • flope · Community · 2021-06-16
  • Reshyk · Community · 2020-05-24

A plain Cloak can prevent one faceup or facedown damage or fear per Inspiration when its text doesn't specify the type. The Ranger Cloak works only against damage or fear that the app (or a card) says is facedown, not cards flipped afterward.

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