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Ambush

Definition

This unit may be played to a battlefield where you control units, and has Reaction while being played this way.

Reminder Text

Play to a battlefield with your units, at Reaction speed.

Rulings

July 17, 2026

Ambush is a Passive Ability keyword, normally present on Units.

July 17, 2026

It is functionally short for "I may be played to a battlefield where you control Units" and "I have [Reaction] as long as I'm being played to a battlefield where you control Units."

July 17, 2026

It is a passive ability that adds options to locations that are valid for a Unit to be played to during the Make Relevant Choices step of Playing a Card.

July 17, 2026

Ambush can also appear as a verb on a card. In such a case, the verb is taken to mean "play with the permissions of the Ambush keyword."

July 17, 2026

If there are no units at the location chosen before Finalization completes for any reason, then it is no longer a valid location by Ambush's reasoning and the card cannot be played there.

July 17, 2026

Multiple instances of Ambush are redundant.

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Ambush, and whether or not a unit has Ambush, is a characteristic of the Unit and may be checked or referenced by other Game Effects.