Phoenix rising from the ashes too soon [Solved]

Marvel Puzzle Quest MPQ Bugs and Technical Issues
1

I was playing the last round of Sim and it was the 5* Doc Ock mission. I attacked Phoenix and downed her. Enemies turn and she popped back up from the ashes. Her power is a 1 turn countdown, so she shouldn’t have risen until the following turn. I believe I was using Doc/Gamora/Medusa… I don’t think anybody on the enemy team had any powers that accelerated countdowns…

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2

She places the 1-turn countdown on your turn (when you down her), then at the start of the AI’s turn it counts down to 0, thus resurrecting her.

3

Thanks Moose. The order of operation gets a lil confusing sometimes.

4

Had this happen to me, too, and my first thought was also that it was bugged, then I remembered it’s a 1-turn counter.

Note to self: Don’t down Phoenix with match damage when she’s not the last opponent.

5

There are a few safe ways to do this… if every red tile is already a special tile and no new ones drop in, or if 5* Thanos purple is out it will prevent a countdown from being made, but generally, it’s best to save her for last even if you think you have a pretty good way to destroy the countdown.