<p>Jaina's Charged Shot ability is used at the start of a round, and doesn't supplant the normal attack during your turn. The <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/12842/david-sirlin" rel="nofollow">designer</a>, David Sirlin, answered this <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/article/8135256#8135256" rel="nofollow">question here</a>,</p>

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  <p>Q: After using DeGrey's ability Spectral Pull or Push or Jaina's charged Shot, do you still take a normal action for this round or is the special ability your action for this round?</p>
  
  <p>A: Those trigger at the start of your turn, so you do them then you do the rest of your turn. Nothing says it replaces or prevents a combat action, so you can still move or dashing strike or whatever. Using Spectral Pull and then attacking during the same turn is legal and a powerful way to use it. It's especially good in the dragon raid mode.</p>
  
  <p>Note that the dragon does have a card that triggers "instead of his main action," so that ability really does prevent him from doing a main action later in the turn.</p>
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<p>Many of the character cards in Flash Duel contain what might be considered a main action (e.g. Jaina Stormborne's Charged Shot stipulates a <strong>push</strong>).  Does using this character ability prevent me from exercising a main action?  The rules state you can play exactly one "main action" on your turn.</p>

<p>For example, can Jaina use Charged Shot to <strong>push</strong> her opponent, who is 3 spaces away, back 2 and then immediately <strong>attack</strong> with a 5?</p>

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Do Flash Duel character abilities supplant main actions?
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# Do Flash Duel character abilities supplant main actions?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-10-21)

Many of the character cards in Flash Duel contain what might be considered a main action (e.g. Jaina Stormborne's Charged Shot stipulates a **push**). Does using this character ability prevent me from exercising a main action? The rules state you can play exactly one "main action" on your turn.

For example, can Jaina use Charged Shot to **push** her opponent, who is 3 spaces away, back 2 and then immediately **attack** with a 5?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2012-10-21. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Jaina's Charged Shot ability is used at the start of a round, and doesn't supplant the normal attack during your turn. The [designer](http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/12842/david-sirlin), David Sirlin, answered this [question here](http://boardgamegeek.com/article/8135256#8135256),

> Q: After using DeGrey's ability Spectral Pull or Push or Jaina's charged Shot, do you still take a normal action for this round or is the special ability your action for this round?
>
> A: Those trigger at the start of your turn, so you do them then you do the rest of your turn. Nothing says it replaces or prevents a combat action, so you can still move or dashing strike or whatever. Using Spectral Pull and then attacking during the same turn is legal and a powerful way to use it. It's especially good in the dragon raid mode.
>
> Note that the dragon does have a card that triggers "instead of his main action," so that ability really does prevent him from doing a main action later in the turn.


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