Index -> Playing the Game -> Types of Cards -> Ability

Ability cards represent the skills and talents learned by your avatar in your adventures across the galaxy. They defend you in combat, and they also help you complete quests. Ability cards are shuffled into your deck and played from your hand. They belong to your avatar.

Like units or avatars, most abilities have a defense attribute. When your avatar is defending, you can exert one of your abilities to add its defense attribute to your total defense.

Most abilities also have a level attribute. Quest cards and most ability cards have levels. The level of a quest determines how hard it is to complete it. The level of an ability determines how many level tokens it creates when you apply it.

If your ability is exerted for defense on your opponent's turn, you won't be able to apply it during your next Quest Phase. When you apply an ability to a quest, a number of level tokens equal to that ability's level are created at that quest.

Once you select a quest to attempt, you'll have to fight any opposing units at that quest. Any units you have at that same quest won't fight alongside you. You'll have to run this gauntlet alone.