On the competitive stage, this card operates as a devastating late-game finisher designed to wipe out opposing boards
(2025-06-06) In the incredibly rare case where, during your cleanup step, Ancient Adamantoise is phased out with damage marked on it, Ancient Adamantoise's second ability won't apply and all marked damage will be removed from it during that cleanup step
Maybe that's the fun of a Starter Deck, I think: You've got everything you need to play the game, and now it's time to begin to learn the ropes, even if your deck isn't perfectly balanced
Well cover these in more detail in the next steps, but they are: [10] Add a card from your hand to your Inkwell Play a card to the play area Use a Character ability that doesnt require them to exert Trigger an Item or Location ability If a Character was in play at the start of your turn, then you may also take the following actions: Quest to earn Lore Challenge an opponents exerted Character or Location to banish them Use an ability that requires being exerted Choose a card from your hand that has the Inkwell Icon around the cost
Ultimately, though, like every Lorcana mechanic I was introduced to in these two Rise of the Floodborn starter decks, it only took a few games before it became much easier to understand, and the flow of the game was natural