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Must I kill Defender allies before damaging a player?

The publisher's rules developer answered this, and it matches the rulebook.

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  • Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game rulebook · Rulebook · Combat

Yes for Defenders (Hazekillers, Pewterarm, Soldier): they must be killed before damage can reach their player, and a Defender absorbs only its Defense value, with the rest going on. Other allies can be ignored. If you can't kill the Defender, the damage can't be used on its owner.

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