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Can Shield Block or another defense event be played when damage comes from something other than an attack?

The official Rules Reference states this directly, and forum discussion agrees.

  • Marvel Champions: The Card Game Reference · Official document · DEFEND, DEFENSE
  • Parloster · Community · 2021-05-19
  • zedman · Community · 2021-04-23superseded

Yes, according to the Rules Reference v1.4 debrief quoted in the thread: Shield Block can be played any time you would take damage, attack or not. Earlier readings saying it could not were corrected.

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