<h2>Yes, they deal damage back (but they are probably not exhausted in the first place).</h2>

<p>The rules you quote do not say anything about the exhausted status of a creature affecting how it fights. Therefore there is no effect. </p>

<p>That said, cards unexhaust at the <em>end</em> of your turn, not the start. Unless you have cards that allow you to exhaust your opponent's creatures, the creatures you are attacking will be unexhausted.</p>

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Arcanist Lupus
<p>The <em>Fight</em> rule says:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Each of the two creatures deals an amount of damage equal to
  its power (the value to the left of the card’s title) to the other creature.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>However, if the attacked creature is exhausted, does it still strike back when attacked ?</p>

<p>Update after <em>Arcanist Lupus</em>'s answer: Creatures unexhaust at end of turn, but I used <a href="https://keyforge-compendium.com/sets/2-aoa/cards/328-persistence-hunting" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Persistence Hunting</a> to exhaust the enemy creature before I attacked it.</p>

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In Keyforge, does an attacked, exhausted creature deal damage to the attacking creature?
Stonecrusher
# In Keyforge, does an attacked, exhausted creature deal damage to the attacking creature?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-07-30)

The *Fight* rule says:

> Each of the two creatures deals an amount of damage equal to
> its power (the value to the left of the card’s title) to the other creature.

However, if the attacked creature is exhausted, does it still strike back when attacked ?

Update after *username_1 username_1*'s answer: Creatures unexhaust at end of turn, but I used [Persistence Hunting](https://keyforge-compendium.com/sets/2-aoa/cards/328-persistence-hunting) to exhaust the enemy creature before I attacked it.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-07-30. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

## Yes, they deal damage back (but they are probably not exhausted in the first place).

The rules you quote do not say anything about the exhausted status of a creature affecting how it fights. Therefore there is no effect.

That said, cards unexhaust at the *end* of your turn, not the start. Unless you have cards that allow you to exhaust your opponent's creatures, the creatures you are attacking will be unexhausted.


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