Cards do not always resolve one at a time. When a player acts, the opponent gets a chance to answer — and that answer can be answered in turn. Each of these responses is a Lightspeed Action, and together they form a reaction chain that resolves from the most recent answer backwards.
Lightspeed cards
Gold-bordered cards are played as an instant reaction to an action your opponent performs — never in response to your own actions. Look for LIGHTSPEED printed down the left edge of the card frame.
A Lightspeed unit lands face-up in your Extra Locations, and its abilities trigger first.
You may also simply place it face-down during a Skirmish and play it like a normal unit — a gold border does not force you to hold it in reserve.
A response window opens after any action an opponent takes. Each Location is fully resolved — every response and trigger — before the next player reveals.
How a reaction chain resolves
Responses resolve Last In, First Out: the most recently added action resolves first, then the next most recent, and so on until the chain is empty. The player who answered last is resolved first.
Example flow
- You flip Horizonbender face-up — it deploys, joining the chain.
- Its Upon Deployment ability is added above it.
- Your opponent answers with Augmenting Spawn, a Lightspeed card — it joins above everything.
- Resolve top-down: the Lightspeed resolves first, then your ability, then the deployment finishes.
Why the order matters. Because the last answer resolves first, a Lightspeed Action can change or undo the very thing it was played against — the opponent’s response lands before your ability ever takes effect.
